Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  sacrifice 
 
  1  of  4  senses  of  sacrifice 
 
  Sense  4 
  sacrifice 
  =>  immolate 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  sacrifice 
 
  1  of  4  senses  of  sacrifice 
 
  Sense  4 
  sacrifice 
  =>  immolate 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  sacrifice 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  sacrifice 
 
  4  senses  of  sacrifice 
 
  Sense  1 
  sacrifice,  give 
  =>  release,  relinquish,  free  give  up 
 
  Sense  2 
  sacrifice 
  =>  kill 
 
  Sense  3 
  sacrifice 
  =>  sell 
 
  Sense  4 
  sacrifice 
  =>  offer,  offer  up 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  sacrifice 
 
  sacrifice  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  sacrifice 
 
  Sense  1 
  sacrifice,  give 
  =>  release,  relinquish,  free  give  up 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  sacrifice 
  =>  kill 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  sacrifice 
  =>  sell 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  sacrifice 
  =>  offer,  offer  up 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  sacrifice 
  sacrifice 
  sacrifice  fly 
  sacrificer 
  self-sacrifice 
 
  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  --  ((in  baseball)  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) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  sacrifice 
  sacrificeable 
 
  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  --  ((in  baseball)  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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