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capitalize

verb [T] (LETTER) (UK usually capitalise)
 
 
/ˈkæp.ɪ.təl.aɪz/ US  /-t̬əl-/

Definition

to write a letter of the alphabet as a capital, or to write the first letter of a word as a capital: The names of political parties are always capitalized, e.g. the Green Party.Punctuation
(Definition of capitalize verb (LETTER) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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