English verb: capitalize | |||
| 1. | capitalize (possession) draw advantages from | ||
| Samples | He is capitalizing on her mistake. She took advantage of his absence to meet her lover. | ||
| Synonyms | capitalise, take advantage | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | benefit, gain, profit | ||
| 2. | capitalize (possession) supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders | ||
| Synonyms | capitalise | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | furnish, provide, render, supply | ||
| 3. | capitalize (creation) write in capital letters | ||
| Synonyms | capitalise | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | write | ||
| 4. | capitalize (cognition) compute the present value of a business or an income | ||
| Synonyms | capitalise | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, figure, reckon, work out | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | overcapitalise, overcapitalize | ||
| 5. | capitalize (cognition) consider expenditures as capital assets rather than expenses | ||
| Synonyms | capitalise | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | consider, reckon, regard, see, view | ||
| 6. | capitalize (change) convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital | ||
| Synonyms | capitalise | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change, commute, convert, exchange | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | overcapitalise, overcapitalize | ||