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   sacrifice

   /ˈsakrɪfʌɪs/

   noun

   • 1. an act of slaughtering an animal or person or surrendering a possession as an offering to a deity: "they offer sacrifices to the spirits" Similar ritual slaughterhecatombimmolationofferingoblationself-sacrificeself-immolation
   • ▪ an animal, person, or object offered in the act of sacrifice: "a flat cake offered by the Romans as a sacrifice to their gods" Similar (votive) offeringgiftoblationvictimburnt offering
   • 2. Christ's offering of himself in the Crucifixion.
   • ▪ the Eucharist regarded either (in Catholic terms) as a propitiatory offering of the body and blood of Christ or (in Protestant terms) as an act of thanksgiving.
   • 3. an act of giving up something valued for the sake of something else regarded as more important or worthy: "we must all be prepared to make sacrifices" Similar giving upabandonmentsurrenderforegoingrenouncingrenunciationrenouncementforfeiturelossrelinquishmentresignationabdicationsigning awayyieldingcedingwaivingrenunciationrelinquishmentlossself-sacrificesacrifice somethinggive up things
   • ▪ a move intended to allow the opponent to win a pawn or piece, for strategic or tactical reasons.
   • ▪ a bunted or fly ball which puts the batter out but allows a base runner to advance.
   • ▪ a bid made in the belief that it will be less costly to be defeated in the contract than to allow the opponents to make a contract.

   verb

   • 1. offer or kill as a religious sacrifice: "the goat was sacrificed at the shrine" Similar offer upimmolateslaughter
   • 2. give up (something valued) for the sake of other considerations: "working hard doesn't mean sacrificing your social life" Similar give upabandonsurrenderforgorenounceforfeitrelinquishresignabdicatesign awayyieldcedewaiveprostitutebetray
   • ▪ deliberately allow one's opponent to win (a pawn or piece): "he sacrificed his queen on the 34th move"
   • ▪ advance (a base runner) by a sacrifice: "Doyle was sacrificed to second"
   • ▪ make a sacrifice bid: "in that event East–West would sacrifice in six spades"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French, from Latin sacrificium; related to sacrificus ‘sacrificial’, from sacer ‘holy’.

   Scrabble Points: 16

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › sacrificeSACRIFICE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SACRIFICE definition: 1. to give up something that is valuable to you in order to help another person: 2. in baseball…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of SACRIFICE is an act of offering to a deity something precious; especially : the killing of a victim on an altar. How to use sacrifice in a sentence.

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   Sacrifice definition: the offering of animal, plant, or human life or of some material possession to a deity, as in propitiation or homage.. See examples of SACRIFICE used in a sentence.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › sacrificeSacrifice - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   A sacrifice is a loss or something you give up, usually for the sake of a better cause. Parents sacrifice time and sleep to take care of their children, while kids might sacrifice TV time to hang out with mom and dad.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionsacrifice noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

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   noun. /ˈsækrɪfaɪs/ [countable, uncountable] the fact of giving up something important or valuable to you in order to get or do something that seems more important; something that you give up in this way. The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › sacrificeSacrifice - definition of sacrifice by The Free Dictionary

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   n. 1. a surrender of something of value as a means of gaining something more desirable or of preventing some evil. 2. a ritual killing of a person or animal with the intention of propitiating or pleasing a deity. 3. a symbolic offering of something to a deity.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › sacrificeSACRIFICE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you sacrifice something that is valuable or important, you give it up, usually to obtain something else for yourself or for other people. They sacrificed family life to their careers. [ V n + to/for ]