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Date: 1700-1800
Origin: Perhaps from Spanish capuzar 'to sink a ship front-end first', from cabo 'head' + chapuzar 'to dive'

capsize

 verb
     
cap‧size [intransitive and transitive]
if a boat capsizes, or if you capsize it, it turns over in the water
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