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 Definition of 'sacrifice'

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Definitions of 'sacrifice'  

1. (noun) forfeitforfeituresacrifice
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.

2. (noun) sacrifice
personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective)

3. (noun) sacrifice
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. (noun) sacrificeritual killing
the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity

5. (noun) sacrifice
(baseball) an out that advances the base runners

6. (verb) sacrificegive
endure the loss of
"He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war"

7. (verb) sacrifice
kill or destroy
"The animals were sacrificed after the experiment"; "The general had to sacrifice several soldiers to save the regiment"

8. (verb) sacrifice
sell at a loss

9. (verb) sacrifice
make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals


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