capitalize

verb

1. 1

   convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital

2. 2

   consider expenditures as capital assets rather than expenses

3. 3

   compute the present value of a business or an income

4. 4

   write in capital letters

5. 5

   draw advantages from

   he is capitalizing on her mistake

   she took advantage of his absence to meet her lover

6. 6

   supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders