capsize
verb (used with or without object)
to turn bottom up; overturn: With a strong kick he capsized the stool.
capsized
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past participleof capsize.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof capsize.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
capsizeverb (used with or without object)to turn bottom up; overturn: With a strong kick he capsized the stool.
Example Sentences
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Their fishing boat capsized on Saturday, leaving Aghnaanga without food or water for two days at sea, the boy's mother wrote on Facebook.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
The reported 15-month turnaround of the Kang Kon after it capsized illustrates how Kim is giving priority to the modernization of his Soviet-era navy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
Rescuers were on Monday still hunting for survivors a day after a ferry capsized off Northern Cyprus, leaving eight dead and more than a dozen missing, authorities said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
The captain of an overloaded boat that capsized in New York Harbor earlier this month, killing a woman and her 5-month-old infant, has been arrested by federal authorities and faces deportation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
The canoe rocked severely, and before Abuelita could pull the twins down beside her, it capsized.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
