sacrifice
/sæcrə,faɪs/
nounverb
9 letters3 syllables16 points in Scrabble®18 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS9
NOUN
1
The act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity.
2
The act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
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”
4
(baseball) an out that advances the base runners.
5
VERBPersonnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective).
1
Endure the loss of.
2
Kill or destroy.
“The animals were sacrificed after the experiment”
“The general had to sacrifice several soldiers to save the regiment”
3
Make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals.
4
Sell at a loss.
WORD FORMS
Related formsacrificial
Related formsacrificer
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®16 points
Words With Friends®18 points
Double word32 points
Triple word48 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinacrificesay
Starts & ends withS … E
Syllablessac · ri · fice
SYNONYMS & RELATED6
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