1. to write or print with a capital letter or in capital letters
2. to take advantage of a situation or opportunity
Usage: often followed by ‘on’
3. to provide with capital or investment funds
Usage: business/finance

Examples

• She always capitalizes the first letter of each sentence.
• The company capitalizes all proper nouns in their documents.
• He capitalizes on every networking opportunity at conferences.
• The team capitalized on their opponent’s mistakes to win the game.
• The startup needs investors who will capitalize the new venture.
• They capitalized the business with a million-dollar investment.