apagar

Catalan

Etymology

a- +‎ pagar, or possibly from a Vulgar Latin *appācāre, from Latin ad- + pācāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.pəˈɣa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [a.paˈɣaɾ]
• Homophone: apegar

Verb

apagar (first-person singular present apago, first-person singular preterite apaguí, past participle apagat)

2. (transitive) to put out; to extinguish (to stop something from burning)
4. (reflexive) to go out (to stop burning)
6. (transitive) to turn off (to deactivate a device)
8. (of a device, reflexive) to go off (to be deactivated)

Related terms

• pagar
• pau

Further reading

• “apagar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from a Vulgar Latin *appācāre, from Latin ad- + pācāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɐ.pɐ.ˈɣaɾ/
• IPA^(key): /ˌa.pa.ˈɡa(ʁ)/

Verb

2. (transitive) to put out; to extinguish (to stop something from burning)
4. (intransitive) to go out (to stop burning)
6. (transitive) to turn off (to deactivate a device)
8. (of a device, intransitive) to go off (to be deactivated)
10. (transitive) to erase (to remove markings or information)
12. (computing, electronics, transitive) to erase; to delete (to remove digital information)
14. (transitive) to get rid of; to eliminate (to destroy completely)
16. (intransitive) to pass out (to fall into deep sleep or unconsciousness)

Synonyms

• (to turn off): desligar
• (to go off): desligar
• (to erase digital information): excluir, deletar
• (to get rid of): livrar-se de, eliminar
• (to pass out): desmaiar

Derived terms

• apagador

Related terms

• pagar
• paz

Further reading

• Template:R:Priberam

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Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *appācāre, from Latin ad- + pācāre. Compare to English apay.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /apaˈɡaɾ/ [a.paˈɣ̞aɾ]

Verb

1. (transitive) to extinguish (a flame, fire), to douse

   Synonym: extinguir

   Antonym: encender

2. (transitive, obsolete) to satisfy
3. (transitive) quench, slake (thirst, etc.)
4. (transitive) to shut off, to turn off, to switch off, to shut down, to power off

   Synonym: cerrar

   Antonyms: encender, abrir

5. (transitive) to put out, to stub out (e.g., cigarette)
6. (transitive) to blow out (e.g., a candle), to snuff or snuff out (e.g., a torch)
7. (reflexive) to fade; to wane
8. (reflexive) to go out, be extinguished

   Synonym: extinguirse

Derived terms

• apagable
• apagado
• apagador
• apagafuegos
• apagallamas
• apagavelas
• apagón

 

Related terms

• pagar
• paz

Further reading

• “apagar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014