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English noun: sacrifice | |||
| 1. | sacrifice (act) the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc. | ||
| Synonyms | forfeit, forfeiture | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | act, deed, human action, human activity | ||
| 2. | sacrifice (event) personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | loss, personnel casualty | ||
| 3. | sacrifice (possession) a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value | ||
| Samples | He had to sell his car at a considerable sacrifice. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | loss | ||
| 4. | sacrifice (act) the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity | ||
| Synonyms | ritual killing | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | kill, killing, putting to death | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | hecatomb, immolation | ||
| Domain category | animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna | ||
| 5. | sacrifice (act) (baseball) an out that advances the base runners | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | putout | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | sacrifice fly | ||
| Domain category | baseball, baseball game | ||
English verb: sacrifice | |||
| 1. | sacrifice (possession) endure the loss of | ||
| Samples | He gave his life for his children. I gave two sons to the war. | ||
| Synonyms | give | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | free, give up, release, relinquish, resign | ||
| Verb group | commit, consecrate, dedicate, devote, devote, give, give, pay | ||
| 2. | sacrifice (contact) kill or destroy | ||
| Samples | The animals were sacrificed after the experiment. The general had to sacrifice several soldiers to save the regiment. | ||
| Examples | They want to sacrifice the prisoners | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | kill | ||
| 3. | sacrifice (possession) sell at a loss | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sell | ||
| 4. | sacrifice (possession) make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | offer, offer up | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | immolate | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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