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

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The city contracted with the company through a state grant that partially funds the program.

— Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
Newell's, one of the top clubs in Argentina, funds the training and education of about 400 players ages 12 to 18 who practice up to six times a week.

— Manuel Rueda, NPR, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of funds

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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 system supports line-of-sight and beyond-line-of-sight communications.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
Additionally, Lycra® VintageFX fiber supports more durable denim and reduces the chance of seam slippage, in which stress causes fabrics to gap where they are sewn together.

— Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 17 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

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