make capital out of in English

Forms: makes capital out of [present, singular, third-person], making capital out of [participle, present], made capital out of [participle, past], made capital out of [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|make<,,made> capital out of}} make capital out of (third-person singular simple present makes capital out of, present participle making capital out of, simple past and past participle made capital out of)

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      "form": "makes capital out of",
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    {
      "form": "made capital out of",
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        "past"
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    {
      "form": "made capital out of",
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        "to use to one's advantage; to capitalize on"
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        [
          "capitalize",
          "capitalize"
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  "word": "make capital out of"
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    {
      "form": "makes capital out of",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "making capital out of",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "made capital out of",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "made capital out of",
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        "past"
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        "to use to one's advantage; to capitalize on"
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"make capital out of" meaning in English

Verb