Definition of sacrifice | What does sacrifice mean?
What is the definition of the word SACRIFICE?
Here is a list of definitions for sacrifice.
- the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
- personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective)
- a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value; "he had to sell his car at a considerable sacrifice"
- the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity
- (baseball) an out that advances the base runners
What are the verbs of the word SACRIFICE?
Here is a list of definitions for sacrifice.
- endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war"
- kill or destroy; "The animals were sacrificed after the experiment"; "The general had to sacrifice several soldiers to save the regiment"
- sell at a loss
- make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals
What are the synonyms of the word SACRIFICE?
What is another word for SACRIFICE?. Here is a list of synonyms for SACRIFICE
- FORFEIT
- FORFEITURE
- SACRIFICE
- RITUAL KILLING
- GIVE
Words beginning with SACRIFICE?
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What words can be made with SACRIFICE?
We only list the first 50 results for any words that can be made with SACRIFICE.
In which dictionaries does the word sacrifice exist?
English International (SOWPODS) - Yes
English USA (TWL 98) - Yes
English USA (TWL 06) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2012) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2007) - Yes
Words with Friends (WWF) - Yes
Enable1 (ENABLE1) - Yes
Letterpress (LETTERPRESS) - Yes