capsize
pronunciation
How to pronounce capsize in British English:
UK [kæpˈsaɪz]
How to pronounce capsize in American English:
US [ˈkæpsaɪz]
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- Verb:
- overturn accidentally
Word Origin
- capsize (v.)
- 1780 (transitive); 1792 (intransitive), a nautical word of obscure origin, perhaps (as Skeat suggests) from Spanish capuzar "to sink by the head," from cabo "head," from Latin caput (see capitulum). For sense, compare French chavirer "to capsize, upset," faire capot "capsize;" Provençal cap virar "to turn the head." Related: Capsized; capsizing.
Example
- 1. If a global economic storm blows up , such boats can capsize .
- 2. If the tankers are not divided into smaller tanks inside , eventually the crude oil will cause the tanker to capsize in a storm .
- 3. Because overload , the boat discovers to the captain in the river , the boat is about capsize , answer already do not go arriving again , only way throws a few passengers namely .
- 4. The seizing up of bank credit , as bankers still in shock from the aftermath of the collapse of lehman brothers once again refuse to lend to each other , is proof enough that the ripple effects of greece 's problems can capsize even the larger vessels of its euro-zone partners , not to mention other countries .
- 5. Be careful not to capsize the boat .