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