capsize
verb (used with or without object)
to turn bottom up; overturn: With a strong kick he capsized the stool.
capsizable
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a word derived from
capsize.
Example Sentences
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Perched on the horizon, the boat appears miniature and infinitely capsizable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
During the Christmas holidays they haunted the banks of the Round Pond and fished for minnows and sailed capsizable yachts and cheeked keepers.
From Sinister Street, vol. 1 by Compton MacKenzie
"She's been upset out of everything from a balloon to a house afire, and now she's looking for new capsizable craft."
From The Perils of Pauline by Charles Goddard
