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Definition of capsize verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

capsize

verb

NAmE//ˈkæpsaɪz//

, NAmE//kæpˈsaɪz//

[intransitive, transitive] capsize (something)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they capsize

he / she / it capsizes

past simple capsized

-ing form capsizing

if a boat capsizes or something capsizes it, it turns over in the water

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