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2 : a person of great wealth : PLUTOCRAT

3 : a believer in capitalism

2capitalist or cap·i·tal·is·tic adjective 1 : owning capital

2 : practicing or advocating capitalism

3 : marked by capitalism

— cap·i·tal·is·ti·cal·ly adverb

cap·i·tal·iza·tion noun 1 : the act or process of capitalizing

2 : the total amount of money used as capital in a business

cap·i·tal·ize verb -ized; -iz·ing 1 : to write or print with an initial capital or in capitals

2 : to convert into or use as capital

3 : to supply capital for

4 : to gain by turning something to advantage <~ on an opponent's mistake>

Synonyms

[3] endow, finance, fund, stake, subsidize, underwrite—more at FINANCE

usually capitalize on [4] abuse, cash in, exploit, impose, play, use—more at EXPLOIT

cap·i·tal·ly adverb : ADMIRABLY, EXCELLENTLY

cap·i·ta·tion noun : a direct uniform tax levied on each person

cap·i·tol noun : the building in which a legislature holds its sessions

ca·pit·u·late verb -lat·ed; -lat·ing 1 : to surrender esp. on conditions agreed upon

2 : to cease resisting

Synonyms

[1, 2] bow, budge, concede, give in, give up, knuckle under, quit, submit, succumb, surrender, yield—more at YIELD

ca·pit·u·la·tion noun 1 : the act of surrendering or yielding

2 : the terms of surrender

Synonyms

relinquishment, submission, surrender—more at SURRENDER

ca·pon noun : a castrated male chicken

cap·puc·ci·no noun [ORIGIN: It, lit., Capuchin; fr. the likeness of its color to that of a Capuchin's habit]

: espresso mixed with foamy hot milk or cream and often flavored with cinnamon

ca·pric·cio noun, plural -cios [ORIGIN: It, lit., whim, prank]

: an instrumental piece in free form usu. lively in tempo and brilliant in style

ca·price noun [ORIGIN: F, fr. It capriccio]

1 : a sudden whim or fancy

2 : an inclination to do things impulsively

3 : CAPRICCIO

Synonyms

fancy, freak, notion, vagary, whim—more at WHIM

ca·pri·cious adjective 1 : marked or guided by a sudden whim or fancy

2 : not guided by steady judgment or purpose

— ca·pri·cious·ly adverb

— ca·pri·cious·ness noun

Synonyms

[1] impulsive, whimsical—more at WHIMSICAL

[2] changeable, fickle, fluid, inconstant, mercurial, mutable, temperamental, uncertain, unpredictable, unsettled, unstable, unsteady, variable, volatile—more at FICKLE

Cap·ri·corn noun 1 : a zodiacal constellation between Sagittarius and Aquarius usu. pictured as a goat

2 : the 10th sign of the zodiac in astrology; also : one born under this sign

cap·ri·ole noun : 3CAPER 1; also : an upward leap of a horse with a backward kick at the height of the leap

— capriole verb

caps abbreviation 1 capitals

2 capsule

cap·sa·i·cin noun : a colorless compound found in various capsicums that gives hot peppers their hotness

cap·si·cum noun : PEPPER 2

cap·size verb cap·sized; cap·siz·ing : to turn over : UPSET, OVERTURN

cap·stan noun 1 : a machine for moving or raising heavy weights that consists of a vertical drum which can be rotated and around which cable is turned

2 : a rotating shaft that drives recorder tape

cap·su·lar adjective : of, relating to, or resembling a capsule

cap·su·lat·ed adjective : enclosed in a capsule

1capsule noun 1 a : a membrane or sac enclosing a body part (as of a joint)

b : a surrounding saclike structure that protects something held inside

2 : a case bearing spores or seeds

3 : a gelatin shell for packaging something (as a drug or vitamins)

4 : a small pressurized compartment or vehicle (as for space flight)

Synonyms

[1b] armor, case, casing, cocoon, cover, housing, husk, jacket, pod, sheath, shell—more at CASE

[3] pill, tablet

2capsule adjective 1 : very brief

2 : very compact

Capt abbreviation captain

1captain noun 1 : a commander of a body of troops

2 : a commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps ranking next below a major

3 : an officer in charge of a ship

4 : a commissioned officer in the navy ranking next