v.
Pronunciation: ' kap- ˌ s ī z, kap- '
Function: verb
Inflected Form: cap · sized ; cap · siz · ing
Etymology: perhaps from Spanish capuzar or Catalan cabussar to thrust (the head) underwater
Date: 1778
transitive verb : to cause to overturn < capsize a canoe>
intransitive verb : to become upset or overturned : TURN OVER <the canoe capsized >
– capsize noun