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cap·i·tal·ize

capitalize

 
pronunciation:
kae pih t laIz
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part of speech: verb
inflections: capitalizes, capitalizing, capitalized
definition: When you capitalize a letter, you write it with its large form. For example, instead of writing "a," you write "A." The large form of a letter is called its capital. When you capitalize a word, you write the first letter of the word with its large form.
We always capitalize the names of cities and countries. We also capitalize our own names.
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derivations: capitalizable (adj.), capitalizer (n.)
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