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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary cap·size \\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 canoeintransitive verb: to become upset or overturned : turn over the canoe capsized• capsize noun
capsize
1788, a nautical word of obscure origin, perhaps (as Skeat suggests) from Sp. capuzar "to sink by the head," from cabo "head."
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 capsize
cap·size / kAp5saiz; NAmE 5kApsaiz / verb[V , VN]
if a boat capsizes or sth capsizes it, it turns over in the water
(船)翻,倾覆
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged cap·size\ˈkapˌsīz, ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷\ verb( -ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: origin unknown transitive verb1. : to turn over; specifically : to cause to keel over or upset from a safe or accustomed level position to one involving danger or loss < capsize a canoe >2. : collapse intransitive verb1. : to turn over : become overturned : upset < the ship capsized in the storm >2. : to fold down : collapse Synonyms: see overturn
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