quitar

== Asturian == === Verb === quitar to get rid of to take off; to turn off to give up; to quit to take away ==== Conjugation ==== == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central, Northwestern) [kiˈta] IPA(key): (Valencia) [kiˈtaɾ] === Verb === quitar (first-person singular present quito, first-person singular preterite quití, past participle quitat) to absolve; to release (to pronounce free from a penalty, blame, or guilt) to compensate (to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== quiti === Further reading === “quitar”, 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 == Galician == === Etymology === Probably a semi-learned term derived from Medieval Latin quitāre (“release, discharge, set free”) < Late Latin quietō, quietāre, or from Latin quietus. === Verb === quitar (first-person singular present quito, first-person singular preterite quitei, past participle quitado) to remove ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “quitar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 “quitar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 == Interlingua == === Verb === quitar to quit ==== Conjugation ==== == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: qui‧tar === Etymology 1 === From Old Galician-Portuguese quitar, from Late Latin quiētāre (“acquit, discharge, release”), from Latin quiētāre; it may have come through Old French quitter, although this is uncertain. ==== Verb ==== quitar (first-person singular present quito, first-person singular preterite quitei, past participle quitado) to pay to settle, discharge (a debt) Antonym: cobrar ===== Conjugation ===== === Etymology 2 === From English kit +‎ -ar. ==== Verb ==== quitar (first-person singular present quito, first-person singular preterite quitei, past participle quitado) (Portugal, colloquial) to engage in car tuning Synonym: tunar ===== Conjugation ===== === Etymology 3 === From English quit +‎ -ar. ==== Verb ==== quitar (first-person singular present quito, first-person singular preterite quitei, past participle quitado) (Brazil, Internet slang) to quit (an online environment) ===== Conjugation ===== === Further reading === “quitar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “quitar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romansh == === Etymology === From Latin cōgitāre. === Verb === quitar (Sursilvan) to think, believe, reckon, have an opinion on == Spanish == === Etymology === Probably a semi-learned derivation from Medieval Latin quitāre (“release, discharge, set free”) from Late Latin quietāre, or from Latin quietus (through an Old Spanish adjective quito, with an abnormal phonological evolution). Compare English quiet and quit and French quitter. See also Spanish quedar and quietar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kiˈtaɾ/ [kiˈt̪aɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: qui‧tar === Verb === quitar (first-person singular present quito, first-person singular preterite quité, past participle quitado) (transitive) to remove, to take away, to take down, to take off, to pull off, to pull out, to clear, to clear away, to strip, to strip away (transitive) to get rid of (transitive) to get off ¡Quítenmelo! ― Get it off me! (transitive) to deprive of, to take away from (uses indirect object) (transitive, reflexive) to take off, to remove, to disrobe, to doff (as clothes or accoutrements) quitarse la mascarilla ― to take off the mask (reflexive) to be removed (reflexive) to get rid of (something belonging to oneself) (reflexive) to quit, give up (smoking etc) quitarse de fumar ― to stop smoking (reflexive) to move away, to get out of the way Synonym: quitarse del medio (transitive, Canary Islands) to take (e.g. a photograph) Synonyms: sacar, tomar, tirar ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “quitar”, 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 “quitar”, in Diccionario Básico de Canarismos [Basic Dictionary of Canarianisms] (in Spanish), Canarian Academy of the Language [Spanish: Academia Canaria de La Lengua], 2010