apagar

/apaˈɡaɾ/ verb A2

to extinguish (a flame, fire), to douse (transitive)
quench, slake (thirst, etc.) (transitive)
to shut off, to turn off, to switch off, to shut down, to power off (transitive) · Apaga las luces. Quiero dormir. Turn off the lights. I want to sleep.
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) (transitive)
to fade; to wane (reflexive)
to go out, be extinguished (reflexive)

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Verb forms

Infinitive: apagar
Gerund: apagando
Past participle: apagado
Present (yo): apago
Preterite (yo): apagué

From the library

Para apagar la sed y calmar el calor hice escala en dos o tres humildes aldehuelas cuyos habitantes lamentaban aún los furores y estragos de la pasada tempestad.

Recuerdos de mi vida: Mi infancia y juventud, p. 14 · C1

Su sed la fiebre apaga;

Rimas, p. 2 · C1

—Tu padre estaba chocho: los años apagaron su entendimiento y gastaron su fuerza.

Spanish Tales for Beginners, p. 5 · C1

Si un libro nuestro fuera una sombra de nosotros mismos, sería bastante; porque frecuentemente es mucho menos: la ceniza de un fuego que se ha apagado y que tal vez no ha de encenderse más.

Páginas escogidas, p. 2 · C1

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