Sentences with 'capitalise'
Example sentences and phrases with the word capitalise and other words derived from it.
• « Much of the "booty" captured in Roman campaigns was made up of human beings, and Roman soldiers were eager to capitalise on the captives they took by selling them on their return to Italy. »
• « In early 1799, in order to capitalise on trade in the lucrative West Indies and undermine French control of the island, Congress ended the ban on trade with Haiti, a move that recognised Toussaint's leadership, much to the horror of American slaveholders. Toussaint was able to secure an independent black republic in Haiti in 1804. »