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| 1. | [ verb ] endure the loss of | |
| Synonyms: | give | |
| Examples: | "He gave his life for his children" "I gave two sons to the war" |
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| Related terms: | release give give | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc. | |
| Synonyms: | forfeiture forfeit | |
| Related terms: | act | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (military) personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective) | |
| Related terms: | personnel_casualty | |
| 4. | [ verb ] kill or destroy | |
| Examples: | "The animals were sacrificed after the experiment" "The general had to sacrifice several soldiers to save the regiment" |
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| Related terms: | kill | |
| 5. | [ verb ] (business) sell at a loss | |
| Related terms: | sell | |
| 6. | [ noun ] a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value | |
| Examples: | "he had to sell his car at a considerable sacrifice" |
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| Related terms: | loss | |
| 7. | [ verb ] (religion) make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals | |
| Related terms: | offer immolate | |
| 8. | [ noun ] (religion) the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity | |
| Synonyms: | ritual_killing | |
| Related terms: | killing hecatomb immolation immolation animal | |
| 9. | [ noun ] (in baseball) an out that advances the base runners | |
| Related terms: | putout sacrifice_fly baseball | |
| Similar spelling: |
sacrificer sacrificial saccarify saccharify |
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