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capsize

[ kap-sahyz, kap-sahyz ]

verb (used with or without object)

capsized, capsizing.
  1. to turn bottom up; overturn: With a strong kick he capsized the stool.

    The ferry capsized and sank in minutes.

    With a strong kick he capsized the stool.

  2. to upset or collapse: He has a secret that could capsize his career.

    Their marriage almost capsized when they lost their only child.

    He has a secret that could capsize his career.



capsize

/ æˈɪ /

verb

  1. to overturn accidentally; upset
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • s·· adjective
  • ԴDzc·a· adjective
  • un·s·· adjective
  • ܲ·s adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of capsize1

First recorded in 1780–90; origin uncertain
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of capsize1

C18: of uncertain origin
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Synonym Study

See upset.
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It almost claimed the life of writer George Orwell and his son after their boat capsized while he was staying on Jura writing his dystopian novel 1984 in the 1940s.

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Until that date is set we can only quote what Helly tells Mark S. before he turns on himself and capsizes our expectations.

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Team USA had failed to race in Sydney after capsizing in the practice rounds, causing equipment failures that forced the team to withdraw from competition.

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Speaking in Tigrinya - a language spoken in Ethiopia and Eritrea - the man said they left Libya five days ago and that the dinghy they were travelling on capsized.

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Survivors later told the BBC that coastguards had caused their overcrowded fishing boat to capsize in a botched attempt to tow it and then forced witnesses to stay silent.

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