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capsized

capsized is the simple past and past participle of capsize.

Meaning of capsize

Verb

capsize (third-person singular simple present capsizes, present participle capsizing, simple past and past participle capsized)

  1. (intransitive) To overturn.
    • Baby, I think I'm capsizing / The waves are rising and rising1982, “Sexual Healing”, performed by Marvin Gaye
  2. (transitive) To cause (a ship) to overturn.
    • But what if carrying sail capsize the boat?1819–1824, [Lord Byron], Don Juan, London, (please specify |canto=I to XVII)
  3. (intransitive) To deform under stress.
    • There are even cases where a totally different knot may result when carelessly pulled. Tie the Granny Knot around any object and pull one end, and it will capsize into Two Half Hitches.1944, Clifford Warren Ashley, The Ashley Book of Knots, page 19

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Words formed from capsized

Questions about capsized

What is capsized the simple past and past participle of?
Capsized is the simple past and past participle of capsize.

Words near capsized in the dictionary

  1. capsites
  2. capsizable
  3. capsizal
  4. capsizals
  5. capsize
  6. capsized
  7. capsizee
  8. capsizees
  9. capsizer
  10. capsizers
  11. capsizes

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