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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Because the federal government more generously subsidizes enrollees under the ACA expansion, the traditional Medicaid population can be crowded out of access to timely, high-quality care.

— Editorial Board, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2026
Thus, the middle power taxpayer subsidizes US dominance in technology.

— Wal van Lierop, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of subsidizes

Verb

In North Miami, a municipality with a large segment of South Florida’s Haitian American population, the city typically funds a party each year to celebrate Haitian Flag Day in May.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026
Only value builds wealth that outlives the work, that funds a legacy instead of a lifestyle, that seats you at the table instead of leaving you outside it.

— Meredith Moore, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of funds

Verb

Selling the 210 put and 245 call, each 10 points further from the money, generates a credit that partially finances the trade.

— Julia Spina, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
But most bonds are repaid by the state’s general fund, the main cash box that finances major programs such as education, healthcare, prisons and fighting wildfires.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of finances

Verb

The Elysabeth Kleinhans Theatrical Foundation underwrites most of the cost of our three performance spaces, equipment, and support services.

— Brian Beirne, New York Daily News, 16 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of underwrites

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The company currently supports more than 90,000 engines worldwide through its maintenance, repair, and overhaul network.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
When unfolded, the chassis doubles as an adjustable stand that supports front, rear, ceiling, and portrait projection modes.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of supports

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This extreme foregrounding of character in terms of action endows the cast with a retrospective air of typecasting, in a positive sense—the actors seem made for their parts, coalescing with their characters temperamentally.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of endows

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