capsize

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  1. intransitive and transitive verb To overturn or cause to overturn: The boat capsized; I capsized the canoe.

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  • I pressed a hand against the wall so I wouldn't capsize, then put down the toilet lid and sat on the stool. —  EQMM,February2008
  • When passengers panic or when fights break out the risk of capsize is acute. —  The Economist: Correspondent's diary
  • The group was transferred from the Yioham to a smaller boat but this immediately began to leak and capsize, and the majority of them drowned.
  • The price to lease a capsize is falling the most in at least nine years, according to the benchmark Baltic Exchange index. —  Between the Hedges
  • Often their boats capsize, and nearby fishing boats or military ships rescue them. —  The Herald | HeraldOnline.com - Front
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Origin unknown.

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  1. Origin unknown; the Danish kapsejse is from English
  2. from capsize, v.
 

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/kæpˈsaɪz/
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