ENGLISH: sacrifice - CREOLE: sakrifis



Overview of noun sacrifice



The noun sacrifice has 5 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)



1. (7) forfeit, forfeiture, sacrifice -- (the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.)

2. (1) sacrifice -- (personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective))

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")

4. sacrifice, ritual killing -- (the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity)

5. sacrifice -- ((sacrifice) an out that advances the base runners)



Overview of verb sacrifice



The verb sacrifice has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)



1. (10) sacrifice, give -- (endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war")

2. (1) sacrifice -- (kill or destroy; "The animals were sacrificed after the experiment"; "The general had to sacrifice several soldiers to save the regiment")

3. sacrifice -- (sell at a loss)

4. sacrifice -- (make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals)

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