CAPSIZE


Meaning of CAPSIZE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkap-ˌsīz, kap-ˈ ]

verb

( 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.