recapitalize

[ree-kap-i-tl-ahyz]

re·cap·i·tal·ize

[ree-kap-i-tl-ahyz]
verb (used with object), re·cap·i·tal·ized, re·cap·i·tal·iz·ing.
to renew or change the capital of.
Also, especially British, re·cap·i·tal·ise.


Origin:
1940–45; re- + capitalize
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Recapitalize has a plethora of syllables.
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a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
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recapitalize (riːˈkæpɪtəˌlaɪz)
 
vb
to provide (a bank, financial institution, or corporation) with more capital

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