capitalize
verb (used with object)
to write or print in capital letters letters or with an initial capital letter.
had capitalized
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past perfectof capitalize.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The Urbanite had capitalized on the electric cultural energy in Harlem following the Harlem Renaissance.
From New York Times ● Oct. 22, 2021
With a few taps, Nakajima had capitalized on a popular kind of artificial intelligence with a strange power to warp the world.
From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2021
Apodaca’s video became the type of viral moment that could quickly go sour: everyone had their own version and even Ocean Spray had capitalized on the unintentional #sponcon.
From Slate ● Dec. 22, 2020
By 1998, Willis had capitalized on the equity built up from “Pulp Fiction” as much as he could.
From Fox News ● Mar. 19, 2020
The very magnetism which they had felt exercised by him upon themselves they had capitalized as an asset to be assayed when once the ore was stopped.
From The Lever A Novel by William Dana Orcutt
