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capsize

/kæpˈsaɪz/

Meanings
  • Verb

    The act of overturning a vessel or other structure, causing it to lie with its top side down.

    - "The wave capsized the ship, sending the passengers into the water."
    - "The child's toy car capsized on the carpet, spilling out its contents."
  • Verb

    To cause (a building or other structure) to collapse, especially by turning it upside down.

    - "The earthquake capsized several buildings in the city."
    - "The construction crew accidentally capsized the crane, causing damage to nearby structures."

Pronunciation
  1. /kæpˈsaɪz/



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Synonyms

keel over , turn turtle
Rhymes
Words rhyming with capsize
chapsize , mopsies , hopsies , dopesies
Variants
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capsize , capsized , capsizes , capsizing
Etymology
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From Old French capser, meaning 'to seize, take hold of'. The word is related to the English word 'capture'.


Trivia
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  1. The largest container ship ever built, the MV Seawise Giant, had a capacity of 564,763 deadweight tons and was known to have capsized in 1993.

  2. The term 'capsizing' is also used in mathematics to describe the behavior of functions when their input values approach a certain critical value.


Related Concepts
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  1. Overturn: The action of turning something upside down or over, similar to capsizing.

  2. List: When a ship or other vessel is not upright and is lying on its side, it is said to be 'on the list'. Capsizing a vessel can cause it to go 'on the list'.


Culture
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In literature, 'capsize' is often used metaphorically to describe a sudden and unexpected change or reversal, such as in the title of Ernest Hemingway's short story 'The Old Man and the Sea', where the old fisherman's luck capsizes after a long streak of success.

How to Memorize "capsize"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a ship being hit by a wave and slowly tipping over until it capsizes.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'capsizing' with the image of a ship or other vessel overturning.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the acronym 'Capsizing' to remember the definition: 'C' for 'act', 'A' for 'against', 'P' for 'perils', 'S' for 'seesaw', 'I' for 'inverts', 'N' for 'nosedives', and 'G' for 'goes'.


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