to capitalize

Examples

• All

• There are recent developments that we wanna capitalize on for these interviews.

  Night Sweats (2019)

• In time, we will select a career that capitalizes on your joint skills.

  What Happened to Monday (2017)

• How are we going to capitalize and come out of this situation better?

  Evan Carmichael

• So you can group it as well as capitalize on it.

• But I then did capitalize upon that.

• The object is to be ready to capitalize when that opportunity presents itself.

  Fiction book (2002)

• At the same time, each site crafted its support model to capitalize on local resources, expertise, and structures.

  Academic text (2011)

• Their practical approach to learning and experiential methods allows them to capitalize on their experience.

  Academic text (1999)

• Whether environmentalists can capitalize on such issues to force further reform remains to be seen.

  Academic text (1991)

• Taylor's kindergarten teacher went on to encourage his family to capitalize on his artistic skills and talents.

  Academic text (2013)

Synonyms

T

to take advantage

vsto capitalize

549 4.6

To use a person or situation to get an unfair benefit for yourself

can describe neutral opportunistic benefit rather than always unethical action

T

to take advantage of

vsto capitalize

465 2.5

Use someone's trust or weakness to get something unfairly

is about gaining advantage generally, not only by exploiting weakness

E

to exploit

vsto capitalize

214 5.6

To use someone or something in an unfair way to get an advantage

can mean gaining advantage without necessarily implying unfairness

L

to leverage

vsto capitalize

114 5.4

To use resources such as money or influence to gain an advantage

is a more general gaining of advantage, not only strategic resource use

C

to cash in on

vsto capitalize

30 4.4

Get money or other benefits from a situation, often unfairly

is about gaining advantage broadly, not focused only on money

S

to seize on

vsto capitalize

19 5.3

To quickly use an idea or chance to get an advantage

is broader, covering any gain rather than only eager quick use

S

to seize the opportunity

vsto capitalize

10 3.9

Act quickly to use a good chance

is about gaining advantage from situations in general rather than only quick action

Antonyms

L

to lose

∞ 1.1

Fail to understand or follow what someone says

M

to miss out

176 3.6

Lose the chance to enjoy something good

How Advantageous

to exploit

214 5.6

to capitalize

76 4.9

to benefit

676 2.3

to use

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology