Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to capitalize
Participle: capitalized
Gerund: capitalizing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | capitalize |
| you | capitalize |
| he;she;it | capitalizes |
| we | capitalize |
| you | capitalize |
| they | capitalize |
Perfect
| I | have capitalized |
| you | have capitalized |
| he;she;it | has capitalized |
| we | have capitalized |
| you | have capitalized |
| they | have capitalized |
Past
| I | capitalized |
| you | capitalized |
| he;she;it | capitalized |
| we | capitalized |
| you | capitalized |
| they | capitalized |
Pluperfect
| I | had capitalized |
| you | had capitalized |
| he;she;it | had capitalized |
| we | had capitalized |
| you | had capitalized |
| they | had capitalized |
Future
| I | will capitalize |
| you | will capitalize |
| he;she;it | will capitalize |
| we | will capitalize |
| you | will capitalize |
| they | will capitalize |
Future Perfect
| I | will have capitalized |
| you | will have capitalized |
| he;she;it | will have capitalized |
| we | will have capitalized |
| you | will have capitalized |
| they | will have capitalized |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | capitalize |
| you | capitalize |
| he;she;it | capitalize |
| we | capitalize |
| you | capitalize |
| they | capitalize |
Perfect
| I | have capitalized |
| you | have capitalized |
| he;she;it | have capitalized |
| we | have capitalized |
| you | have capitalized |
| they | have capitalized |
Imperfect
| I | capitalized |
| you | capitalized |
| he;she;it | capitalized |
| we | capitalized |
| you | capitalized |
| they | capitalized |
Pluperfect
| I | had capitalized |
| you | had capitalized |
| he;she;it | had capitalized |
| we | had capitalized |
| you | had capitalized |
| they | had capitalized |
Conditional
Present
| I | would capitalize |
| you | would capitalize |
| he;she;it | would capitalize |
| we | would capitalize |
| you | would capitalize |
| they | would capitalize |
Perfect
| I | would have capitalized |
| you | would have capitalized |
| he;she;it | would have capitalized |
| we | would have capitalized |
| you | would have capitalized |
| they | would have capitalized |
Imperative
| you | capitalize |
| we | Let's capitalize |
| you | capitalize |
Verbs conjugated like 'capitalize'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'capitalize'
capitalise,
chaptalize,
decapitalize,
recapitalize,
uncapitalize,
acetalize,
animalize,
apicalise,
cabalize,
canalize,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From capital + -ize, the first element ultimately from Latin capitālis (“of the head”).
Verbs referencing "capitalize"
Finnish with old forms
kapitalisoida.
Sample Sentences
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In German, all nouns are capitalized.
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Some states require proof that a new venture is properly capitalized before the state will issue a certificate of incorporation.
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To have any hope of success a new venture must be properly capitalized. [1990 April 7, 9, “Irish Gay Mag To Begin Publication”, in Gay Community News, page 9:]
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If we obtain a loan using the business as collateral, the effect will be to capitalize our next ten years of income, giving us cash today that we can use to buy out our competitor.
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The home team took several shots on goal but was unable to capitalize until late in the game.
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In early morality plays, there appeared several vices representing some of the deadly sins, such as Covetousness, Lust, or Pride. Later plays, particularly those performed between 1560 and 1575, featured a single, composite character labelled as "the Vice" (Miyajima, 1977). The Vice, like the Devil, operated by capitalizing on observed human vulnerability. [1983, Wendy Griswold, “The Devil's Techniques: Cultural Legitimation and Social Change”, in American Sociological Review, volume 48, number 5, page 671a of 668–680:]
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The home team appeared to have the advantage throughout the game, and finally capitalized on their opponents' weakness with just two minutes remaining, scoring several points in quick succession.