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cap·size (kapsīz′, kap sīz)

transitive verb, intransitive verb capsized -·sized′, capsizing -·siz′·ing

to overturn or upset: said esp. of a boat

Etymology: 18th-c. naut. slang; ? altered (infl. by dial. cap, to overtop + side) < Sp cabezar, lit., to sink by the head (< cabo, cabeza, head)

capsize Synonyms

capsize

v.

upset, overturn, invert, tip over; see turn 2, upset 1. See syn. study at upset.

capsize Usage Examples

Object

  • kayak: Or deliberately capsize the kayak to teach her fortitude?
  • drill: First things first, being the cruel father I am, I made her do half a dozen capsize drills.

Modifying Another Word

  • n't: Rocking Boat with Rocking Horse Action Pitch and toss with rocking horse action; the Rocking Boat wo n't capsize.

Preposition: in

  • race: The second race ( Race 3 ) was won by Jonathon House who had recovered well from a capsize in the previous race.

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