verb

capsize

kap-SYZ

verb

To turn over or roll over in the water, or to cause a boat to do so.

"The small dinghy capsized in the sudden squall."

"A rogue wave capsized the kayak within seconds."

How to Use Capsize

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishTo flip over in the water, usually said of boats.

Common pairings

the boat capsized capsize in rough seas

capsized past tense, capsizes plural, capsizes singular

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The small dinghy _____ in the sudden squall.

First recorded in English in the late 1700s; its origin is uncertain, though it may be related to a Spanish word for sinking bow-first.

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