Spanish

apagar

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  1. (transitive) to extinguish (a flame, fire), to douse
  2. (obsolete, transitive) 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
  5. (transitive) to shut off, to turn off, to switch off, to shut down, to power off
  6. (transitive) to put out, to stub out (e.g., cigarette)
  7. (transitive) to blow out (e.g., a candle), to snuff or snuff out (e.g., a torch)
  8. (reflexive) to fade; to wane
  9. (reflexive) to go out, be extinguished

Opposite of
encender, abrir
Frequency

B2
Hyphenated as
a‧pa‧gar
Pronounced as (IPA)
/apaˈɡaɾ/
Etymology

Inherited from Latin
Latin
ad-
Cognate with English
English
apay
In summary

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

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