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

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

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• Homophone: apegar

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

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

• pagar
• pau

• “apagar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Attested since the 18th century. Probably ultimately from Catalan apagar,^[1] perhaps from a Vulgar Latin *appācāre, from Latin ad- + pācāre.

• IPA^(key): [apaˈɣaɾ]

apagar (first-person singular present apago, first-person singular preterite apaguei, past participle apagado)

1. (transitive) to put out; to extinguish; to quench (to stop something from burning)

   Synonym: matar

2. (intransitive or pronominal) to go out (to stop burning)
3. (transitive) to turn off (to deactivate a device)
4. (of a device, intransitive or pronominal) to go off (to be deactivated)

• pagar
• pago

• 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 (in Galician), 2014–2026
• 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

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

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apagar (first-person singular present apago, first-person singular preterite apaguei, past participle apagado)

1. (transitive) to put out; to extinguish (to stop something from burning)
2. (intransitive) to go out (to stop burning)
3. (transitive) to turn off (to deactivate a device)

   Synonym: desligar

4. (of a device, intransitive) to go off (to be deactivated)

   Synonym: desligar

5. (transitive) to erase (to remove markings or information)
6. (computing, electronics, transitive) to erase; to delete (to remove digital information)

   Synonyms: excluir, deletar

7. (transitive) to get rid of; to eliminate (to destroy completely)

   Synonyms: livrar-se de, eliminar

8. (intransitive) to pass out (to fall into deep sleep or unconsciousness)

   Synonym: desmaiar

• apagador
• apagamento

• pagar
• paz

• “apagar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “apagar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

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

• IPA^(key): /apaˈɡaɾ/ [a.paˈɣ̞aɾ]

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧pa‧gar

apagar (first-person singular present apago, first-person singular preterite apagué, past participle apagado)

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

   Apaga las luces. Quiero dormir.

   Turn off the lights. I want to sleep.

5. (transitive, computing) 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

   Synonym: extinguirse

• “apagar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

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