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

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

VERB
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
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