capitalize

A verb used to indicate the act of writing or printing in capital letters, or to take advantage of an opportunity for financial gain.

ruГлагол, используемый для обозначения действия написания или печати заглавными буквами, или использования возможности для получения финансовой выгоды.esVerbo que significa escribir o imprimir con mayúscula inicial, o aprovechar una oportunidad para obtener beneficio económico.frVerbe désignant l'action d'écrire ou d'imprimer en lettres majuscules, ou celle de tirer profit d'une occasion pour obtenir un avantage financier.deVerb, das bedeutet, etwas mit einem Großbuchstaben zu schreiben oder zu drucken, oder einen Vorteil aus etwas zu ziehen bzw. daraus finanziellen Nutzen zu schlagen.ptVerbo usado para indicar a ação de escrever ou imprimir com letra maiúscula, ou de aproveitar uma oportunidade para obter vantagem financeira.zh动词，指用大写字母书写或印刷，也指利用机会获取利益或从中获利。arفعل يدل على كتابة أو طبع شيء بحروف كبيرة، أو على استغلال فرصة أو وضع لتحقيق مكسب مالي أو منفعة.

1. Take advantage of B2 formal

   To use a situation or opportunity to gain an advantage.

   • The company capitalized on the growing demand for electric cars.
   • She capitalized on her opponent's mistake to win the game.
   • We should capitalize on this trend before it fades.

   ruВоспользоватьсяesAprovecharfrtirer partideNutzen ziehenptAproveitarzh利用arاستغل

   Synonymes: cash in onexploitleverageutilize

   Antonymes: forgoignoremissneglectwaste

2. Write in capital letters A2 formal

   To write or print something using capital letters.

   • Please capitalize the first letter of each sentence.
   • In English, we capitalize proper nouns like names and cities.
   • The title of the book should be capitalized.

   ruПисать заглавными буквамиesEscribir en mayúsculasfrMettre en majusculesdeIn Großbuchstaben schreibenptEscrever com letras maiúsculaszh用大写字母书写arالكتابة بالحروف الكبيرة

   Synonymes: capcapitaliseuppercase

3. Convert to financial capital B2 formal business

   To convert something into financial capital or to provide capital for a business.

   • The startup was capitalized by a group of investors.
   • They capitalized their assets to fund the expansion.
   • The bank helped capitalize the new project.

   ruПревратить в капиталesCapitalizarfrCapitaliser (convertir en capital financier)deIn Kapital umwandelnptConverter em capitalzh资本化arتحويل إلى رأس مال

   Synonymes: backbankrollfinancefundstakeunderwrite

• capitalised past participle
• capitalized past participle
• capitalised past simple
• capitalized past simple
• capitalising present participle
• capitalizing present participle
• capitalises third person singular
• capitalizes third person singular