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Words with a similar base: capitalize

'capitalize'

[capitalize.v.01] as in: draw advantages from

Examples:
he is capitalizing on her mistake
she took advantage of his absence to meet her lover

'capitalize'

[capitalize.v.02] as in: supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders

'capitalize'

[capitalize.v.03] as in: write in capital letters

'capitalize'

[capitalize.v.04] as in: compute the present value of a business or an income

'capitalize'

[capitalize.v.05] as in: consider expenditures as capital assets rather than expenses

'capitalize'

[capitalize.v.06] as in: convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital

Origins

					capitalize (English)
├── -ize (English)
│   └── -isen (Middle English (1100-1500))
│       └── -iser (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
│           └── -izare (Latin)
│               └── -ιζειν (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
└── capital (English)
    └── capitalis (Latin)
        └── caput (Latin)