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Webster 1913 Edition
Capsize
Cap-size′
,Verb.
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.
Cap′sizeˊ
,Noun.
An upset or overturn.
Webster 1828 Edition
Capsize
CAPSIZE
,Verb.
T.