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Dictionary definition for the word "sacrifice"
sacrifice
(noun)
9 definitions 1: the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc. [syn: forfeit, forfeiture] 2: personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective) 3: 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: the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity [syn: ritual killing] 5: (sacrifice) an out that advances the base runners v 6: endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war" [syn: give] 7: kill or destroy; "The animals were sacrificed after the experiment"; "The general had to sacrifice several soldiers to save the regiment" 8: sell at a loss 9: make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals
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