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capitalize

🇬🇧 UK/'kæpɪtəlaɪz/🇺🇸 US/kә'pitәlaiz/
GREC2

Definitions

v.

To write in capital letters; to provide capital for a business; to take advantage of something.

用大写字母书写;使资本化;利用(机会等)

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
captake, seize, hold
+
itconnector
+
alrelating to, having the nature of
+
izeto make, to become
=capitalize

Common Collocations

  • 1.capitalize on利用
  • 2.capitalize investment资本投资
  • 3.capitalize market股本市场

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She tried to capitalize on her fame by launching a new product line.

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