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 money for investment
Usage: business/finance

Examples

• Remember to capitalize the first word of each sentence.
• Always capitalize proper nouns like names and places.
• The team capitalized on their opponent’s mistakes to win the game.
• She capitalized on her language skills to get a job abroad.
• The startup needs investors to capitalize the new venture.
• They capitalized the company with two million dollars.
• Don’t forget to capitalize the letter ‘I’ when writing about yourself.