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Synonyms for capitalizing

Grammar : Verb
Spell : kap-i-tl-ahyz
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæp ɪ tlˌaɪz


Définition of capitalizing

Origin :
  • "write or print in capital letters," 1764, from capital (n.1) + -ize. Meaning "to convert (assets) to capital" is recorded from 1868. Related: Capitalized; capitalizing.
  • verb benefit from situation
Example sentences :
  • Here is another which shows his quickness in capitalizing a situation.
  • Extract from : « An African Adventure » by Isaac F. Marcosson
  • Is the phalanstery to be prohibited from capitalizing and lending at interest?
  • Extract from : « What is Property? » by P. J. Proudhon
  • The spelling, punctuation, accented letters, and capitalizing are perfect.
  • Extract from : « Lights and Shadows of New York Life » by James D. McCabe
  • He has been accused of capitalizing his relation with Lincoln and producing a sensational image for commercial purposes.
  • Extract from : « Lincoln » by Nathaniel Wright Stephenson
  • Then I'm going to get him and my brothers and their financial associates to make a plan for capitalizing and working the mine.
  • Extract from : « Camp Venture » by George Cary Eggleston
  • In short, the Honorable Cale Floyd was not now averse to capitalizing his past vicissitudes.
  • Extract from : « The Code of the Mountains » by Charles Neville Buck
  • The value of land usually is explained simply as the capitalizing of its rents at "the prevailing rate of interest."
  • Extract from : « The Principles of Economics » by Frank A. Fetter
  • The land shark sells the land to a new settler for a still higher price, capitalizing the improvements made by the former settler.
  • Extract from : « A Stake in the Land » by Peter Alexander Speek
  • Janov has been criticized for his apparent desire for public charisma and for capitalizing on advertising hype.
  • Extract from : « When You Don't Know Where to Turn » by Steven J. Bartlett
  • Abstract nouns do not create anything and the capitalizing of a process never can explain it.
  • Extract from : « The Meaning of Faith » by Harry Emerson Fosdick

Antonyms for capitalizing

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