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sacrifice

/sˈækɹəfˌaɪs/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

noun

  1. the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
  2. personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective)
  3. a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value
    “he had to sell his car at a considerable sacrifice”
  4. the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity
  5. (baseball) an out that advances the base runners

verb

  1. endure the loss of
    “He gave his life for his children”
  2. kill or destroy
    “The animals were sacrificed after the experiment”
  3. sell at a loss
  4. make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals

Synonyms for sacrifice

Words that rhyme with sacrifice

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