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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Capsize \Cap*size"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Capsized}; p. pr
& vb n. {Capsizing}.] [Cf. Sp cabecear to nod, pitch,
capuzar chapuzar to sink (a vessel) by the head; both fr
L. caput head.]
To upset or overturn, as a vessel or other body.
But what if carrying sail capsize the boat? --Byron.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Capsize \Cap"size`\, n.
An upset or overturn.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
capsize
v : of boats [syn: {turn over}]
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