Also means
to convert into capital
Usage Note
Capitalizar can mean to raise or convert funds into capital in a financial context, but is also used figuratively to mean 'to turn something to one's advantage'—as in capitalizar un éxito político (to capitalise on a political success). Like rentabilizar, it ends in -izar and has no stem changes.
Examples
"La empresa logró capitalizar sus deudas."
Natural Translation
The company managed to convert its debts into capital.
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