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    capitalize

    US /ˈkæpɪtl:ˌaɪz/

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    UK /ˈkæpɪtəlaɪz/

    B1
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo write words, the first letter in BIG LETTERS
    'The word 'India' is a proper noun, so you must capitalize it'
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo supply the money needed to build a business
    I struggled to get investors, so I asked my family to help capitalize my business
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo take advantage of an opportunity
    Why don't we capitalize on the good weather and go for picnic?

    Video subtitles

    Please Stop Giving Your Children Weird Names. Angel Gaines

    05:27Please Stop Giving Your Children Weird Names. Angel Gaines
    • What they do is they take three syllables, they push them together, and then they arbitrarily capitalize any letter they feel like capitalizing.

      What they do is they take three syllables, they push them together, and then they arbitrarily capitalize any letter they feel like capitalizing.

    • and then they arbitrarily capitalize

      and then they arbitrarily capitalize

    B1

    The Story of the Real Harlem Shake !

    05:24The Story of the Real Harlem Shake !
    • person somewhere, that's gonna capitalize on this and be able to put money in it and its gonna take off

      person somewhere, that's gonna capitalize on this and be able to put money in it and its gonna take off

    • And I'm sure there'll be some corporate person somewhere that's going to capitalize on this and going to be able to put money into it and going to take off when it's going to take off.

      And I'm sure there'll be some corporate person somewhere that's going to capitalize on this and going to be able to put money into it and going to take off when it's going to take off.

    A2

    How "Dad Shoes" Turned New Balance Into A $5 Billion Brand

    10:46How "Dad Shoes" Turned New Balance Into A $5 Billion Brand
    • And New Balance suddenly found itself in a position to capitalize on changing consumer tastes.

      And New Balance suddenly found itself in a position to capitalize on changing consumer tastes.

    • They're able to capitalize on that trend by going into the vault and either rereleasing shoes that came out back then or shoes that are inspired by the 1990s style.

      They're able to capitalize on that trend by going into the vault and either rereleasing shoes that came out back then or shoes that are inspired by the 1990s style.

    B1

    7 Things You Didn't Know About Valentine's Day | History Countdown

    08:577 Things You Didn't Know About Valentine's Day | History Countdown
    • And one company in particular emerged to capitalize on the greeting card craze:

      And one company in particular emerged to capitalize on the greeting card craze:

    B2

    Top Behavior Expert Reveals the #1 Manipulation Tactic to Control Anyone You Want | Chase Hughes

    47:54Top Behavior Expert Reveals the #1 Manipulation Tactic to Control Anyone You Want | Chase Hughes
    • You hook them in to the cult by dangling that carrot or that shiny fruit up front and then you figure out how to capitalize on somebody after that, once you get them in the door, so to speak.

      You hook them in to the cult by dangling that carrot or that shiny fruit up front and then you figure out how to capitalize on somebody after that, once you get them in the door, so to speak.

    B1

    The New Addiction Treatment We Found By Mistake

    07:55The New Addiction Treatment We Found By Mistake
    • It's the insulin boosting effect that GLP-1 receptor agonists capitalize on to treat diabetes.

      It's the insulin boosting effect that GLP-1 receptor agonists capitalize on to treat diabetes.

    B2

    10 MOST COMMON ETIQUETTE MISTAKES | Do Not Do This!

    09:1310 MOST COMMON ETIQUETTE MISTAKES | Do Not Do This!
    • So make sure to double-check that you are actually using the person's name to spell it when you are writing to them as well as capitalize the first letter, obviously.

      So make sure to double-check that you are actually using the person's name to spell it when you are writing to them as well as capitalize the first letter, obviously.

    A2

    Susan McConnell (Stanford): Designing effective scientific presentations

    42:10Susan McConnell (Stanford): Designing effective scientific presentations
    • In addition, when you're thinking about titles or how you would actually capitalize words, use a sentence format.

      In addition, when you're thinking about titles or how you would actually capitalize words, use a sentence format.

    • In other words, don't capitalize every word of your title or your text down here.

      In other words, don't capitalize every word of your title or your text down here.

    A2

    Super Cafe - Nostalgia Detective

    04:48Super Cafe - Nostalgia Detective
    • And it's also a way to capitalize on Ryan Reynolds.

      And it's also a way to capitalize on Ryan Reynolds.

    A2

    Week 5

    49:14Week 5
    • This was from the copy program last time, whereby I was trying to capitalize just the first character in a string.

      This was from the copy program last time, whereby I was trying to capitalize just the first character in a string.

    • This was from the copy program last time, whereby I was trying to capitalize just the first character in a string.

      This was from the copy program last time, whereby I was trying to capitalize just the first character in a string.

    B1