capitalize

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• /ˈkæpətəˌlaɪz/
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From capital + -ize, the first element ultimately from Latin capitālis (“of the head”).

42 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Finnish: kirjoittaa isoin kirjaimin — In writing or editing, to make use of capital letters
• French: capitaliser — In writing or editing, to make use of capital letters
• German: großschreiben — In writing or editing, to make use of capital letters
• Hungarian: nagybetűvel ír — In writing or editing, to make use of capital letters
• Hungarian: nagy kezdőbetűvel ír — In writing or editing, to make use of capital letters
• Māori: whakapūmatua — In writing or editing, to make use of capital letters
• Polish: pisać z dużej litery — In writing or editing, to make use of capital letters
• Polish: pisać wielką literą — In writing or editing, to make use of capital letters
• Portuguese: maiusculizar — In writing or editing, to make use of capital letters
• Portuguese: maiuscular — In writing or editing, to make use of capital letters
• Romanian: scrie cu majuscule — In writing or editing, to make use of capital letters
• Romanian: a scrie cu litere mari — In writing or editing, to make use of capital letters
• Russian: писа́ть прописны́ми бу́квами (pisátʹ propisnými búkvami) — In writing or editing, to make use of capital letters
• Russian: писа́ть большы́ми бу́квами (pisátʹ bolʹšými búkvami) — In writing or editing, to make use of capital letters
• Spanish: escribir en mayúsculas — In writing or editing, to make use of capital letters
• Spanish: escribir con mayúscula inicial — In writing or editing, to make use of capital letters
• Spanish: mayusculizar — In writing or editing, to make use of capital letters
• Catalan: capitalitzar — to have, contribute or acquire capital (money or other resources) for a business
• Finnish: rahoittaa — to have, contribute or acquire capital (money or other resources) for a business
• Finnish: pääomittaa — to have, contribute or acquire capital (money or other resources) for a business
• Polish: kapitalizować — to have, contribute or acquire capital (money or other resources) for a business
• Romanian: capitaliza — to have, contribute or acquire capital (money or other resources) for a business
• Finnish: muuttaa rahaksi — to convert into capital
• French: capitaliser — to convert into capital
• German: kapitalisieren — to convert into capital
• Greek: κεφαλαιοποιώ (kefalaiopoió) — to convert into capital
• Māori: whakahua — to convert into capital
• Polish: spieniężać — to convert into capital
• Finnish: rahastoida — to treat as capital, not as an expense
• Polish: zyskiwać — to profit or to obtain an advantage
• Catalan: capitalitzar — to seize, as an opportunity; to obtain a benefit
• Finnish: käyttää hyväkseen — to seize, as an opportunity; to obtain a benefit
• Finnish: hyödyntää — to seize, as an opportunity; to obtain a benefit
• German: Profit schlagen — to seize, as an opportunity; to obtain a benefit
• Italian: trarre vantaggio — to seize, as an opportunity; to obtain a benefit
• Romanian: capitaliza — to seize, as an opportunity; to obtain a benefit
• Russian: извлека́ть вы́году (izvlekátʹ výgodu) — to seize, as an opportunity; to obtain a benefit
• Russian: воспо́льзоваться (vospólʹzovatʹsja) — to seize, as an opportunity; to obtain a benefit
• Swedish: slå mynt av — to seize, as an opportunity; to obtain a benefit
• Turkish: faydalanmak — to seize, as an opportunity; to obtain a benefit
• Turkish: istifade etmek — to seize, as an opportunity; to obtain a benefit
• Turkish: yararlanmak — to seize, as an opportunity; to obtain a benefit