Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to capsize
Participle: capsized
Gerund: capsizing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | capsize |
| you | capsize |
| he;she;it | capsizes |
| we | capsize |
| you | capsize |
| they | capsize |
Perfect
| I | have capsized |
| you | have capsized |
| he;she;it | has capsized |
| we | have capsized |
| you | have capsized |
| they | have capsized |
Past
| I | capsized |
| you | capsized |
| he;she;it | capsized |
| we | capsized |
| you | capsized |
| they | capsized |
Pluperfect
| I | had capsized |
| you | had capsized |
| he;she;it | had capsized |
| we | had capsized |
| you | had capsized |
| they | had capsized |
Future
| I | will capsize |
| you | will capsize |
| he;she;it | will capsize |
| we | will capsize |
| you | will capsize |
| they | will capsize |
Future Perfect
| I | will have capsized |
| you | will have capsized |
| he;she;it | will have capsized |
| we | will have capsized |
| you | will have capsized |
| they | will have capsized |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | capsize |
| you | capsize |
| he;she;it | capsize |
| we | capsize |
| you | capsize |
| they | capsize |
Perfect
| I | have capsized |
| you | have capsized |
| he;she;it | have capsized |
| we | have capsized |
| you | have capsized |
| they | have capsized |
Imperfect
| I | capsized |
| you | capsized |
| he;she;it | capsized |
| we | capsized |
| you | capsized |
| they | capsized |
Pluperfect
| I | had capsized |
| you | had capsized |
| he;she;it | had capsized |
| we | had capsized |
| you | had capsized |
| they | had capsized |
Conditional
Present
| I | would capsize |
| you | would capsize |
| he;she;it | would capsize |
| we | would capsize |
| you | would capsize |
| they | would capsize |
Perfect
| I | would have capsized |
| you | would have capsized |
| he;she;it | would have capsized |
| we | would have capsized |
| you | would have capsized |
| they | would have capsized |
Imperative
| you | capsize |
| we | Let's capsize |
| you | capsize |
Verbs conjugated like 'capsize'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'capsize'
capsise,
assize,
baptize,
caponize,
capsule,
capsulize,
captive,
upsize,
agnize,
agrize,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- overturn
- upend, upset
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1788, a nautical word of obscure origin, perhaps (as Skeat suggests) from Sp.
capuzar "to sink by the head," from
cabo "head."
2. Attested since 1788. Origin unknown. Possibly related to Spanish chapuzar (“to sink by the head”). See: Spanish '
chapuzar'.
Verbs referencing "capsize"
Dutch
kapseizen, Swedish
kapsejsa.
Sample Sentences
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Baby, I think I'm capsizing / The waves are rising and rising [1982, “Sexual Healing”, performed by Marvin Gaye:]
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But what if carrying sail capsize the boat? [1819–1824, [Lord Byron], Don Juan, London, (please specify |canto=I to XVII):]
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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:]