1. estimate the capital value of (a company) at an unreasonably or unlawfully high level • Syn: overcapitalize • Hypernyms: capitalize, capitalise • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something 2. overestimate the market value of - overcapitalize a property • Syn: overcapitalize • Hypernyms: overestimate, overrate • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Something ----s something 3. capitalize beyond what the business or the profit-making prospects warrant • Syn: overcapitalize • Derivationally related forms: overcapitalisation, overcapitalization (for: overcapitalize) • Hypernyms: capitalize, capitalise • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s