capsize

cap·size

verb \ˈkap-ˌsīz, kap-ˈ\

cap·sizedcap·siz·ing

Definition of CAPSIZE

transitive verb

: to cause to overturn <capsize a canoe>

intransitive verb

: to become upset or overturned : turn over <the canoe capsized>

— capsize noun

Examples of CAPSIZE

1. They were fooling around and accidentally capsized the canoe.
2. <a huge wave out of nowhere caused our little sailboat to capsize>

Origin of CAPSIZE

perhaps from Spanish capuzar or Catalan cabussar to thrust (the head) underwater

First Known Use: 1778

Related to CAPSIZE

Synonyms

overturn, turn over, upset, turn turtle

Antonyms

right

Related Words

invert, overset, overthrow, pitchpole, topple, tump (over) [chiefly Southern], upend; careen, heel, keel, lean, list, tilt, tip; collapse, fall, founder, give

Near Antonyms

stand up, straighten (up); erect, raise

Rhymes with CAPSIZE

abscise, advise, apprise, apprize, arise, assize, baptize, bite-size, breadthwise, chastise, clockwise, coastwise, cognize, comprise, crabwise, crack wise, crosswise, demise, despise, devise, disguise, disprize, door prize, downsize, earthrise, edgewise, emprise, endwise, excise, fanwise, franchise, full-size, grecize, high-rise, incise, king-size, leastwise, lengthwise, Levi's, life-size, likewise, low-rise, man-size, mid-rise, midsize, misprize, moonrise, nowise, outsize, piecewise, pint-size, premise, quantize, queen-size, remise, reprise, revise, rightsize, slantwise, streetwise, stylize, suffice, sunrise, surmise, surprise, trim size, twin-size, unwise, uprise