- 1capitalize something to write or print a letter of the alphabet as a capital; to begin a word with a capital letter All capitalized words are explained in the glossary.
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- 2capitalize something (business) to sell possessions in order to change them into money
- 3[usually passive] capitalize something (business) to provide a company etc. with the money it needs to function Phrasal Verbscapitalize on
capitalize
verbNAmE//ˈkæpət̮lˌaɪz//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they capitalize he / she / it capitalizes
past simple capitalized
-ing form capitalizing
NAmE//ˌkæpət̮l̩əˈzeɪʃn//
noun [uncountable, singular]See capitalize in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: capitalize