CAPITALIZES Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

capitalizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of capitalize

as in subsidizes

to provide money for several investors agreed to capitalize the new venture

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That effectively collapses the $150 gap between premium and budget models — and shifts the buying decision to whichever brand your utility subsidizes this year.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson July 27, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 July 2026
While the intent is good, the reality is that the program disproportionately subsidizes the wealthiest homeowners at the expense of new buyers.

— Dale V.C. Holness, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2026

Definition of subsidizes

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The Dutch health ministry’s scheme for international top-sport events funds one-off competitions rather than recurring ones annually, and caps awards at €3 million.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
Prop 42 shields the asset forms billionaires hold, like business interests and financial control, while Prop 40 is the measure that funds Medi-Cal, the program that pays for long-term care when middle-class savings run out.

— Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

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But that spread is the distance between the single best market in America and the average one, measured after the year ended, and nobody underwrites to hindsight.

— Tony Julianelle, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Goldman advises hyperscalers, underwrites chip company offerings, and sits at the table with the companies building the very infrastructure Covello was interrogating.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 May 2026

Definition of underwrites

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Sleep is when the brain consolidates memory, recalibrates stress and immune signaling and supports other restorative processes.

— Renée Onque, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026
Our Kids’ Climate (OKC) supports parents, grandparents and caregivers in over 50 countries to take action to protect children from the impact of the climate crisis.

— Catarina Rolfsdotter-Jansson, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of supports

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The catharsis of moments like this—and the unpredictability with which they’re deployed—endows Oen Sujet’s music with delight worth chasing, but the climb doesn’t always feel equal to the drop.

— Maxie Younger, Pitchfork, 24 July 2026
The unique porous structure of this magnesium foam endows the material with exceptional mechanical properties, combining high formability with high energy absorption.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 May 2026

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