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   capsize

   /kapˈsʌɪz/

   verb

   • 1. (of a boat) be overturned in the water: "the craft capsized in heavy seas"
   • ▪ cause (a boat) to overturn: "gale-force gusts capsized the dinghies"

   noun

   • 1. an instance of capsizing: "do you know what to do in the event of a capsize?"

   Word Origin late 18th century: perhaps based on Spanish capuzar ‘sink (a ship) by the head’, from cabo ‘head’ + chapuzar ‘to dive or duck’.

   Scrabble Points: 20

   • C

     3

   • A

     1

   • P

     3

   • S

     1

   • I

     1

   • Z

     10

   • E

     1

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