capsize
[ kap-sahyz, kap-sahyz ]
/ ˈkæp saɪz, kæpˈsaɪz /
verb (used with or without object), cap·sized, cap·siz·ing.
to turn bottom up; overturn: The boat capsized. They capsized the boat.
Origin of capsize
First recorded in 1780–90; origin uncertain
OTHER WORDS FROM capsize
cap·siz·a·ble, adjective non·cap·siz·a·ble, adjective un·cap·siz·a·ble, adjective un·cap·sized, adjectiveWords nearby capsize
caps.,
capsaicin,
capsian,
capsicum,
capsid,
capsize,
capsomere,
capstan,
capstan bar,
capstan lathe,
capstan table
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British Dictionary definitions for capsize
capsize
/ (kæpˈsaɪz) /
verb
to overturn accidentally; upset
Derived forms of capsize
capsizal, nounWord Origin for capsize
C18: of uncertain origin