| sacrifice [n] |
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| 1) | the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc. |
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| Synonyms : | forfeit forfeiture |
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| act give forfeit |
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| 2) | personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective) |
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| loss |
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| 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" |
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| loss |
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| 4) | the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity |
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| Synonyms : | ritual_killing |
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| kill animal hecatomb immolation |
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| 5) | (sacrifice) an out that advances the base runners |
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| putout ball sacrifice_fly |
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| sacrifice [v] |
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| 1) | endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war" |
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| Synonyms : | give |
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| devote commit free forfeit |
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| 2) | kill or destroy; "The animals were sacrificed after the experiment"; "The general had to sacrifice several soldiers to save the regiment" |
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| kill ritual_killing |
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| sell |
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| 4) | make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals |
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| offer ritual_killing sacrificer immolate |
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