1. sacrifice - noun
· the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
Synonym(s): forfeit, forfeiture
Hypernym(s): act, deed, human_action, human_activity
2. sacrifice - noun
· personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective)
Hypernym(s): personnel_casualty, loss
3. sacrifice - noun
· a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value; "he had to sell his car at a considerable sacrifice"
Hypernym(s): loss
4. sacrifice - noun
· the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity
Synonym(s): ritual_killing
Hypernym(s): killing, kill, putting_to_death
5. sacrifice - noun
· (baseball) an out that advances the base runners
Hypernym(s): putout
6. sacrifice - verb
· endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war"
Synonym(s): give
Hypernym(s): release, relinquish, resign, free, give_up
7. sacrifice - verb
· kill or destroy; "The animals were sacrificed after the experiment"; "The general had to sacrifice several soldiers to save the regiment"
Hypernym(s): kill
8. sacrifice - verb
· sell at a loss
Hypernym(s): sell
9. sacrifice - verb
· make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals
Try Again
