capitalize : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: capitalize	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for capitalize
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
capitalize v draw advantages from; "he is capitalizing on her mistake"; "she took advantage of his absence to meet her lover" Synonym(s): capitalize, capitalise, take advantage supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders Synonym(s): capitalize, capitalise write in capital letters Synonym(s): capitalize, capitalise compute the present value of a business or an income Synonym(s): capitalize, capitalise consider expenditures as capital assets rather than expenses Synonym(s): capitalize, capitalise convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital Synonym(s): capitalize, capitalise
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Capitalize \Cap"italize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Capitalized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Capitalizing}.] 1. To convert into capital, or to use as capital. 2. To compute, appraise, or assess the capital value of (a patent right, an annuity, etc.) 3. To print in capital letters, or with an initial capital.