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sac·ri·fice
(săk′rə-fīs′)n.
1.
a. The act of offering something to a deity in propitiation or homage, especially the ritual slaughter of an animal or a person.
b. A victim offered in this way.
2.
a. The act of giving up something highly valued for the sake of something else considered to have a greater value or claim: Social activism often involves tremendous sacrifice.
b. Something given up in this way.
3.
a. Relinquishment of something at less than its presumed value.
b. Something so relinquished.
c. A loss so sustained.
4. Baseball A sacrifice bunt or sacrifice fly.
v. sac·ri·ficed, sac·ri·fic·ing, sac·ri·fic·es
v.tr.
1. To offer as a sacrifice to a deity.
2. To give up (one thing) for another thing considered to be of greater value.
3. To sell or give away at a loss.
4. To kill (an animal) for purposes of scientific research or experimentation.
v.intr.
1. To offer a sacrifice: The Greek warriors sacrificed to their gods.
2. To make a sacrifice: parents sacrificing for their children.
3. Baseball To make a sacrifice bunt or sacrifice fly.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin sacrificium : sacer, sacred; see sacred + facere, to make; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.]
sac′ri·fic′er n.
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sacrifice
(ˈsækrɪˌfaɪs)n
1. a surrender of something of value as a means of gaining something more desirable or of preventing some evil
2. a ritual killing of a person or animal with the intention of propitiating or pleasing a deity
3. a symbolic offering of something to a deity
4. the person, animal, or object surrendered, destroyed, killed, or offered
5. a religious ceremony involving one or more sacrifices
6. loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value
7. (Chess & Draughts) chess the act or an instance of sacrificing a piece
vb
8. to make a sacrifice (of); give up, surrender, or destroy (a person, thing, etc)
9. (Chess & Draughts) chess to permit or force one's opponent to capture (a piece) freely, as in playing a combination or gambit: he sacrificed his queen and checkmated his opponent on the next move.
[C13: via Old French from Latin sacrificium, from sacer holy + facere to make]
ˈsacriˌficeable adj
ˈsacriˌficer n
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sac•ri•fice
(ˈsæk rəˌfaɪs)n., v. -ficed, -fic•ing. n.
1. the offering of animal, plant, or human life or of some object to a deity, as in propitiation or homage.
2. the person, animal, or thing so offered.
3. the surrender or destruction of something valued for the sake of something having a higher or more pressing claim.
4. something so surrendered or lost.
5. a loss incurred in selling something below its value.
6. Also called sac′rifice bunt`, sac′rifice hit`. a hit or bunted ball in baseball that results in an out for the batter, but allows a runner on base to advance or score.
v.t. 7. to make a sacrifice or offering of.
8. to surrender, give up, permit injury to, or destroy for the sake of something else.
9. to dispose of (goods, property, etc.) regardless of profit.
10. to cause the advance of (a base runner) in baseball by a sacrifice.
v.i. 11. to offer or make a sacrifice.
12. to make a sacrifice in baseball.
[1225–75; < Old French < Latin sacrificium=sacri-, comb. form of sacer sacred + -fic-, comb. form of facere to make, do1]
sac′ri•fice`a•ble, adj.
sac′ri•fic`er, n.
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sacrifice
- offer - Originally meant "to present or sacrifice something to a religious entity."
- sacrifice - From Latin sacrificium, related to sacrificus, "sacrificial," from sacer, "holy, sacred."
- oblation - Something offered to God or a god, like a sacrifice or donation, can be called an oblation.
- victim - Originally denoted a person or animal killed as a sacrifice.
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sacrifice
Past participle: sacrificed
Gerund: sacrificing
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| Noun | 1. |  sacrifice - the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc. |
| 2. | sacrifice - personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective) personnel casualty, loss - military personnel lost by death or capture | |
| 3. | sacrifice - a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value; "he had to sell his car at a considerable sacrifice" loss - something that is lost; "the car was a total loss"; "loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt" | |
| 4. | sacrifice - the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement hecatomb - a great sacrifice; an ancient Greek or Roman sacrifice of 100 oxen immolation - killing or offering as a sacrifice | |
| 5. | sacrifice - (baseball) an out that advances the base runners putout - an out resulting from a fielding play (not a strikeout); "the first baseman made 15 putouts" sacrifice fly - a sacrifice made by hitting a long fly ball baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" | |
| Verb | 1. | sacrifice - endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war" dedicate, devote, commit, consecrate, give - give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church" relinquish, resign, give up, release, free - part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne" |
| 2. | sacrifice - kill or destroy; "The animals were sacrificed after the experiment"; "The general had to sacrifice several soldiers to save the regiment" kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays" | |
| 3. | sacrifice - sell at a loss sell - exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent; "He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit" | |
| 4. | sacrifice - make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals immolate - offer as a sacrifice by killing or by giving up to destruction; "The Aztecs immolated human victims"; "immolate the valuables at the temple" |
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sacrifice
verb
2. give up, abandon, relinquish, lose, surrender, let go, do without, renounce, forfeit, forego, say goodbye to She sacrificed family life when her career took off.
noun
1. offering, immolation, oblation, hecatomb animal sacrifices to the gods
2. surrender, loss, giving up, resignation, rejection, waiver, abdication, renunciation, repudiation, forswearing, relinquishment, eschewal, self-denial They have not suffered any sacrifice of identity.
Quotations
"Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few" [Winston Churchill speech to the House of Commons]
"Too long a sacrifice"
"Can make a stone of the heart" [W.B. Yeats Easter 1916]
"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends" Bible: St. John
"Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few" [Winston Churchill speech to the House of Commons]
"Too long a sacrifice"
"Can make a stone of the heart" [W.B. Yeats Easter 1916]
"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends" Bible: St. John
Proverbs
"You cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs"
"You cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs"
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
sacrifice
noun1. One or more living creatures slain and offered to a deity as part of a religious rite:
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Translations
بَذْل، تَضْحِيَهتَضْحِيَهذَبيحَه، قُرْبانيُضَّحييُضَحِّي من أجْل
oběťobětovatobětování
offerofreafsavn
loovutamaohverdamaohverdus
uhrausuhrautuauhriuhrilahjauhrata
žrtvažrtvovati
feláldozáldozat
fórnfórnaleggja í sölurnar, fórnatilkostnaîur, fórnfórn, fórnarlamb
犠牲
희생
aukojamasaukojimasaukotipaaukotipasiaukojamai
upurēšanaupurētupurētiesupurisuzupurēšanās
obetovať
žrtevžrtvovatižrtveno jagnježrtvovanje
offeroffra
การสังเวย
sự tế lễ
sacrifice
[ˈsækrɪfaɪs]A. N (lit, fig) → sacrificio m
to offer sth in sacrifice → ofrecer algo como sacrificio
no sacrifice was too great → todo sacrificio merecía la pena
to make sacrifices (for sb) → hacer sacrificios (por algn), sacrificarse (por algn)
the sacrifice of the mass → el sacrificio de la misa
to sell sth at a sacrifice → vender algo con pérdida
to offer sth in sacrifice → ofrecer algo como sacrificio
no sacrifice was too great → todo sacrificio merecía la pena
to make sacrifices (for sb) → hacer sacrificios (por algn), sacrificarse (por algn)
the sacrifice of the mass → el sacrificio de la misa
to sell sth at a sacrifice → vender algo con pérdida
B. VT (lit, fig) → sacrificar (Comm) → vender con pérdida
she sacrificed everything for me → lo ha sacrificado todo por mí
to sacrifice o.s. (for sb/sth) → sacrificarse (por algn/algo)
accuracy should never be sacrificed to speed → nunca debería sacrificarse la exactitud por la rapidez
she sacrificed everything for me → lo ha sacrificado todo por mí
to sacrifice o.s. (for sb/sth) → sacrificarse (por algn/algo)
accuracy should never be sacrificed to speed → nunca debería sacrificarse la exactitud por la rapidez
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
sacrifice
[ˈsækrɪfaɪs] n
(= personal denial) → sacrifice m
a mother's sacrifices for her children → les sacrifices d'une mère pour ses enfants
to make sacrifices → se sacrifier, faire des sacrifices
a mother's sacrifices for her children → les sacrifices d'une mère pour ses enfants
to make sacrifices → se sacrifier, faire des sacrifices
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
sacrifice
n (lit, fig) → Opfer nt; (= thing sacrificed also) → Opfergabe f; to make a sacrifice of somebody/something → jdn/etw opfern or zum Opfer bringen; to make sacrifices (lit, fig) → Opfer bringen; what a sacrifice (to make)! → welch ein Opfer!; the sacrifice of quality to speed → wenn Qualität der Geschwindigkeit geopfert wird or zum Opfer fällt; to sell something at a sacrifice (inf) → etw mit Verlust verkaufen
vt → opfern (sth to sb jdm etw)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
sacrifice
(ˈsӕkrifais) noun1. the act of offering something (eg an animal that is specially killed) to a god. A lamb was offered in sacrifice.
2. the thing that is offered in this way.
3. something of value given away or up in order to gain something more important or to benefit another person. His parents made sacrifices to pay for his education.
verb1. to offer as a sacrifice. He sacrificed a sheep in the temple.
2. to give away etc for the sake of something or someone else. He sacrificed his life trying to save the children from the burning house.
ˌsacriˈficial (-ˈfiʃəl) adjectivesacrificial victims.
ˌsacriˈficially adverbKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
sacrifice
→ يُضَّحي oběť offer Opfergabe θυσία sacrificio uhraus sacrifice žrtva sacrificio 犠牲 희생 offer offer ofiara sacrifício жертвоприношение offer การสังเวย feda etmek sự tế lễ 牺牲Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
sacrifice
n. sacrificio; v. sacrificar.
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