# apagar
## Catalan
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ə.pəˈɣa]
* IPA: (Valencia) [a.paˈɣaɾ]
* Homophone: apegar

### Verb

apagar (first-person singular present apago, first-person singular preterite apaguí, past participle apagat)
* (transitive) to put out; to extinguish (to stop something from burning)
* (reflexive) to go out (to stop burning)
* (transitive) to turn off (to deactivate a device)
* (of a device, reflexive) to go off (to be deactivated)

#### Derived terms

* apagada
* apagador
* apagallums
* apagament
* apagat
* apagaveles

#### Related terms

* pagar
* pau

### Further reading

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

## Galician
### Etymology

Attested since the 18th century. Probably ultimately from Catalan apagar, perhaps from a Vulgar Latin *appācāre, from Latin ad- + pācāre.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [apaˈɣaɾ]

### Verb

apagar (first-person singular present apago, first-person singular preterite apaguei, past participle apagado)
* (transitive) to put out; to extinguish; to quench (to stop something from burning)
    Synonym: matar
* (intransitive or pronominal) to go out (to stop burning)
* (transitive) to turn off (to deactivate a device)
* (of a device, intransitive or pronominal) to go off (to be deactivated)

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Related terms

* pagar
* pago

### References

* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “apagar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “apagar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “apagar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “apagar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
* ↑ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “apagar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

## Portuguese
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /a.paˈɡa(ʁ)/ [a.paˈɡa(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /a.paˈɡa(ʁ)/ [a.paˈɡa(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /a.paˈɡa(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /a.paˈɡa(ʁ)/ [a.paˈɡa(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /a.paˈɡa(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.pɐˈɡaɾ/ [ɐ.pɐˈɣaɾ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.pɐˈɡaɾ/ [ɐ.pɐˈɣaɾ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.pɐˈɡa.ɾi/ [ɐ.pɐˈɣa.ɾi]

### Verb

apagar (first-person singular present apago, first-person singular preterite apaguei, past participle apagado)
* (transitive) to put out; to extinguish (to stop something from burning)
* (intransitive) to go out (to stop burning)
* (transitive) to turn off (to deactivate a device)
    Synonym: desligar
* (of a device, intransitive) to go off (to be deactivated)
    Synonym: desligar
* (transitive) to erase (to remove markings or information)
* (computing, electronics, transitive) to erase; to delete (to remove digital information)
    Synonyms: excluir, deletar
* (transitive) to get rid of; to eliminate (to destroy completely)
    Synonyms: livrar-se de, eliminar
* (intransitive) to pass out (to fall into deep sleep or unconsciousness)
    Synonym: desmaiar

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

#### Derived terms

* apagador
* apagamento

#### Related terms

* pagar
* paz

### Further reading

* “apagar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /apaˈɡaɾ/ [a.paˈɣ̞aɾ]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: a‧pa‧gar

### Verb

apagar (first-person singular present apago, first-person singular preterite apagué, past participle apagado)
* (transitive) to extinguish (a flame, fire), to douse
    Synonym: extinguir
    Antonym: encender
* (transitive, obsolete) to satisfy
* (transitive) quench, slake (thirst, etc.)
* (transitive) to shut off, to turn off, to switch off, to shut down, to power off
    Synonym: cerrar
    Antonyms: encender, abrir
* (transitive, computing) to shut off, to turn off, to switch off, to shut down, to power off
* (transitive) to put out, to stub out (e.g., cigarette)
* (transitive) to blow out (e.g., a candle), to snuff or snuff out (e.g., a torch)
* (reflexive) to fade; to wane
* (reflexive) to go out, be extinguished
    Synonym: extinguirse

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### Derived terms

* apaga y vámonos
* apagable
* apagado
* apagador
* apagafuegos
* apagallamas
* apagar el hambre
* apagar los fuegos
* apagar un fuego
* apagavelas
* apagón

#### Related terms

* pagar
* paz

#### Further reading

* “apagar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10