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Sacrifice

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Table of contents
1 Etymology
2 Verb

2.1 Pronunciation
2.2 Related terms
2.3 Translations

3 Noun

3.1 Translations

Etymology

Latin sacrificium, the noun sacrifice, comes from the verb sacrificare, from sacer, sacred, + -ficium, deed, from the verb facere, do or make

Verb

sacrifice (sacrificed, sacrificed)

  1. To exchange something valuable for something (possibly) of lesser value.
    "If you trade a penny for a dollar, it is not a sacrifice, if you trade a dollar for a penny, it is." - From the book Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand.
  2. To lose or give away something without receiving anything of value.
    "Don't you break my heart / 'Cause I sacrifice to make you happy." - From the song Baby Don't You Do It by Marvin Gaye
  3. To offer as a gift to a deity.
  4. (Chess) To intentionally give up a piece in order to improve one's position on the board.
  5. (Baseball) To advance a runner on base by batting the ball so it can be caught or fielded, placing the batter out, but with insufficient time to put the runner out.
  6. Give up something extremely valuable in exchange for something else of great importace (NOT implying that the second is of lesser value)
    "God sacrificed His only-begotten Son, so that all people might have eternal life."

Pronunciation

/sac rih fyss/

Related terms

Translations

Noun

sacrifice, plural sacrifices

  1. Something given as a sacrifice.
  2. (Baseball) A play in which the batter is intentionally out in order that runners can advance around the bases.

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WordNet Definitions

The noun "sacrifice" has five senses: The verb "sacrifice" has four senses:

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