| NOUN | act | sacrifice, forfeit, forfeiture | the act of losing or surrendering / surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc. |
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| event | sacrifice | personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective) | |
| possession | sacrifice | a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value | |
| act | sacrifice, ritual killing | the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity | |
| act | sacrifice | (baseball) an out that advances the base runners | |
| VERB | possession | sacrifice, give | endure the loss of |
| contact | sacrifice | kill or destroy | |
| possession | sacrifice | sell at a loss | |
| possession | sacrifice | make a sacrifice of |
| Sounds | sae'krahfay.s | |
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| Rhymes | advice ... vise: 29 rhymes with ays... | |
| Meaning | The act of losing or surrendering / surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.. | |
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| Synonyms | forfeit, forfeiture | |
| Broader | act, deed, human action, human activity | Something that people do or cause to happen |
| Spanish | pérdida | |
| Catalan | pèrdua | |
| Verbs | sacrifice | endure the loss of |
| Meaning | personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective). | |
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| Broader | personnel casualty, loss | military personnel lost by death or capture |
| Meaning | A loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value. | |
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| Example | "he had to sell his car at a considerable sacrifice" | |
| Broader | loss | Something that is lost |
| Verbs | sacrifice | sell at a loss |
| Meaning | The act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity. | |
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| Synonym | ritual killing | |
| Category | animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna | A living organism characterized by voluntary movement |
| Narrower | hecatomb | A great sacrifice |
| immolation | killing or offering as a sacrifice | |
| Broader | killing, kill, putting to death | The act of terminating a life |
| Spanish | asesinato ritual, oblación, sacrificio | |
| Catalan | sacrifici | |
| Adjectives | sacrificial | used in or connected with a sacrifice |
| Verbs | sacrifice | kill or destroy |
| sacrifice | make a sacrifice of | |
| Meaning | (baseball) an out that advances the base runners. | |
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| Category | baseball, baseball game, ball | A ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players |
| Narrower | sacrifice fly | A sacrifice made by hitting a long fly ball |
| Broader | putout | An out resulting from a fielding play (not a strikeout) |
| Meaning | endure the loss of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody | |
| Synonym | give | |
| Broader | release, relinquish, resign, free, give up | Part with a possession or right |
| Similar to | give, pay, devote | dedicate |
| give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote | Give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause | |
| Spanish | dar, sacrificar | |
| Catalan | donar, sacrificar-se, sacrificar | |
| Nouns | sacrifice | the act of losing or surrendering / surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc. |
| Meaning | kill or destroy. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | They want to sacrifice the prisoners | |
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| Broader | kill | Cause to die |
| Spanish | sacrificar | |
| Catalan | sacrificar | |
| Nouns | sacrifice | the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity |
| Meaning | sell at a loss. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | sell | Exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent |
| Spanish | malvender, sacrificar | |
| Catalan | malvendre, sacrificar | |
| Nouns | sacrifice | a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value |
| Meaning | make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s something to somebody | |
| Narrower | immolate | offer as a sacrifice by killing or by giving up to destruction |
| Broader | offer, offer up | Present as an act of worship |
| Spanish | sacrificarse, sacrificar | |
| Catalan | sacrificar | |
| Nouns | sacrifice | the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity |
| sacrificer | a religious person who offers up a sacrifice | |
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