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CAPSIZE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they capsize ... he / she / it capsizes
Past simple: capsized
Past participle: capsized
-ing form: capsizing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Overturn accidentally
Example:
Don't rock the boat or it will capsize!
Synonyms:
capsize; turn turtle; turtle
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "capsize" is one way to...):
overturn; tip over; tump over; turn over (turn from an upright or normal position)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
