Meanings
verbrecapitalize (third-person singular simple present recapitalizes, present participle recapitalizing, simple past and past participle recapitalized)
present singular third person recapitalizes · participle present recapitalizing · participle past recapitalized · past recapitalized · alternative recapitalise
- To change how a corporation is structured.
Origin
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Middle Englishre-
- Englishre-
- Englishcapitalize
- Englishrecapitalize
From re- + capitalize.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Swedish återkapitalisera
- återkapitaliserato change how a corporation is structured
Cite this entry
APA
recapitalize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recapitalize
MLA
“recapitalize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recapitalize. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “recapitalize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recapitalize.
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