[cap.i.tal.ize] vb -ized ; -iz.ing vt (1764) 1: to write or print with an initial capital or in capitals
2. a: to convert into capital "~ the company's reserve fund" b: to treat as capital rather than as an expense 3 a: to compute the present value of (an income extended over a period of time) b: to convert (a periodic payment) into an equivalent capital sum "capitalized annuities"
4: to supply capital for ~ vi: to gain by turning something to advantage: profit "~ on an opponent's mistake"