overcapitalise vs capitalise

overcapitalise and capitalise both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
overcapitalise	No	No	Yes	No
capitalise	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, capitalise is a hypernym of overcapitalise; that is, capitalise is a word with a broader meaning than overcapitalise:

overcapitalise: capitalize beyond what the business or the profit-making prospects warrant
capitalise: convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital

Other hypernyms of overcapitalise include capitalize.

As verbs, capitalise is a hypernym of overcapitalise; that is, capitalise is a word with a broader meaning than overcapitalise:

overcapitalise: estimate the capital value of (a company) at an unreasonably or unlawfully high level
capitalise: compute the present value of a business or an income

Other hypernyms of overcapitalise include capitalize.

overcapitalise (verb)	capitalise (verb)
capitalize beyond what the business or the profit-making prospects warrant	convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital
overestimate the market value of	consider expenditures as capital assets rather than expenses
estimate the capital value of (a company) at an unreasonably or unlawfully high level	compute the present value of a business or an income
	write in capital letters
	draw advantages from
	supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders