WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

capitalise
    v 1: supply with capital, as of a business by using a
         combination of capital used by investors and debt capital
         provided by lenders [syn: capitalize, capitalise]
    2: draw advantages from; "he is capitalizing on her mistake";
       "she took advantage of his absence to meet her lover" [syn:
       capitalize, capitalise, take advantage]
    3: write in capital letters [syn: capitalize, capitalise]
    4: compute the present value of a business or an income [syn:
       capitalize, capitalise]
    5: consider expenditures as capital assets rather than expenses
       [syn: capitalize, capitalise]
    6: convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital [syn:
       capitalize, capitalise]