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sacrifices |
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) 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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