capsize

== English == === Alternative forms === capsise (nonstandard) === Etymology === Attested since 1788. Origin unknown. Possibly related to Spanish chapuzar (“to sink by the head”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkæpsaɪz/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kæpˈsaɪz/ Rhymes: -aɪz === Verb === capsize (third-person singular simple present capsizes, present participle capsizing, simple past and past participle capsized) (intransitive, nautical) To overturn. Synonyms: upset, keel over, turn turtle (transitive, nautical) To cause (a ship) to overturn. (intransitive, of knots) To deform under stress. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Dutch: kapseizen >? Swedish: kapsejsa ==== Translations ==== === Noun === capsize (plural capsizes) The act of, or occurrence of capsizing or overturning. ==== Translations ==== === References === Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “capsize”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. === Anagrams === capizes