re·cap·i·tal·ize (r?-k?p??-tl-?z?)tr.v. re·cap·i·tal·ized, re·cap·i·tal·iz·ing, re·cap·i·tal·iz·es To change the capital structure of (a corporation).re·cap?i·tal·i·za?tion (-?-z??sh?n) n.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.recapitalization (?ri?kæp?t?la??ze???n) or racapitalisationn (Commerce) the process of changing the way a company manages its financial affairs, for example by borrowing money or reissuing sharesCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014re?cap?i?tal?i?za?tion (ri?kæp ? tl ??ze? ??n) n. a revision of a corporation’s capital structure by an exchange of securities. [1925?30] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.