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sacrifice

noun

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Sense 1 noun

the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.

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Sense 2 verb

endure the loss of

He gave his life for his children

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Sense 3 noun

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

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Sense 4 verb

kill or destroy

The animals were sacrificed after the experiment

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Sense 5 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

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Sense 6 verb

sell at a loss

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Sense 7 noun

the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity

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Sense 8 verb

make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals

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Sense 9 noun

(baseball) an out that advances the base runners

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SenseRelationGroupWord
1 derivation Related & opposite forfeit
1 derivation Related & opposite sacrifice
1 hypernym Types & categories human action
2 derivation Related & opposite sacrifice
2 verb group Related & opposite devote
2 verb group Related & opposite dedicate
2 hypernym Types & categories relinquish
3 hypernym Types & categories personnel casualty
4 derivation Related & opposite ritual killing
4 hypernym Types & categories kill
5 derivation Related & opposite sacrifice
5 hypernym Types & categories loss
6 derivation Related & opposite sacrifice
6 hypernym Types & categories sell
7 derivation Related & opposite sacrifice
7 derivation Related & opposite sacrifice
7 derivation Related & opposite sacrificial
7 domain topic Related & opposite animal
7 hypernym Types & categories kill
7 hyponym Types & categories hecatomb
7 hyponym Types & categories immolation
8 derivation Related & opposite ritual killing
8 derivation Related & opposite sacrificer
8 hypernym Types & categories offer up
8 hyponym Types & categories immolate
9 domain topic Related & opposite baseball
9 hypernym Types & categories putout
9 hyponym Types & categories sacrifice fly