CAPSIZE


Meaning of CAPSIZE in English

/ kæpˈsaɪz; NAmE ˈkæpsaɪz/ verb

[ v , vn ] if a boat capsizes or sth capsizes it, it turns over in the water

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WORD ORIGIN

late 18th cent.: perhaps based on Spanish capuzar sink (a ship) by the head, from cabo head + chapuzar to dive or duck.

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