sacrifice
[ sak-ruh-fahys ]
/ ˈsæk rəˌfaɪs /
noun
verb (used with object), sac·ri·ficed, sac·ri·fic·ing.
verb (used without object), sac·ri·ficed, sac·ri·fic·ing.
Baseball. to make a sacrifice: He sacrificed with two on and none out.
to offer or make a sacrifice.
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British Dictionary definitions for sacrifice
sacrifice
/ (ˈsækrɪˌfaɪs) /
noun
verb
to make a sacrifice (of); give up, surrender, or destroy (a person, thing, etc)
chess to permit or force one's opponent to capture (a piece) freely, as in playing a combination or gambithe sacrificed his queen and checkmated his opponent on the next move
Derived forms of sacrifice
sacrificeable, adjectivesacrificer, nounWord Origin for sacrifice
C13: via Old French from Latin sacrificium, from sacer holy + facere to make
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