Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
chiefly British English spelling of capitalize (q.v.). For suffix, see -ize.
Wiktionary
vb. (standard spelling of from=Non-Oxford British spelling capitalize English)
WordNet
v. supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders [syn: capitalize]
draw advantages from; "he is capitalizing on her mistake"; "she took advantage of his absence to meet her lover" [syn: capitalize, take advantage]
write in capital letters [syn: capitalize]
compute the present value of a business or an income [syn: capitalize]
consider expenditures as capital assets rather than expenses [syn: capitalize]
convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital [syn: capitalize]
Usage examples of "capitalise".
But I imagine the weapon has been designed to capitalise on that uncertainty.
Ricky demanded, trying to capitalise on the situation before the opportunity was lost entirely.
August 1931, to capitalise on their growing popularity, the Nazi Party launched a referendum to overthrow the Social Democratic government of Prussia.
Increasing bitterness swept throughout Germany, which the KPD attempted to capitalise on by organising hunger marches and demonstrations.
Then before he could capitalise on that hard-earned freedom a door lock clicked in the darkness.
Tania was stunningly attractive with the unfair added ad vantage of a gorgeous figure, she was plainly not the kind of woman who intended to capitalise on her looks, and that she seemed to prefer female company to male.
The initial letter of a sentence was first capitalised in the 13th century, but the rule was not consistently applied until the 16th.
This eBook was produced by Col Choat Notes: Italics in the book have been capitalised in the eBook.
It was a reaction the BattleAxe was fully aware he created and, if in the mood, capitalised on.
Our country has been stagnating at the same rate as your family has been capitalising on its wealth and power.
From Scawthorne Joseph received an assurance that the whole of the Australian property had been capitalised and placed in English investments.
Graduates were usually destined for mageship at least, but Rincewind - after an unfortunate event - had left him knowing only one spell and made a living of sorts around the town by capitalising on an innate gift for languages.
Graduates were usually destined for Mageship at least, but Rincewind — after an unfortunate event — had left him knowing only one spell and made a living of sorts around the town by capitalising on an innate gift for languages.