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capitalise

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capital + -ise

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Verb

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Plain form
capitalise

Third-person singular
capitalises

Past tense
capitalised

Past participle
capitalised

Present participle
capitalising

  1. {transitive}} In capitalise words when writing, you write the words in capital letters.
    In German, all nouns are capitalised.
  2. (transitive) (business) (finance) If you capitalise for something, you contribute or acquire money or other resources for it.