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- [sak-ruh-fahys]
- /ˈsæk rəˌfaɪs/
- /ˈsæk.rɪ.faɪs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sak-ruh-fahys]
- /ˈsæk rəˌfaɪs/
Definitions of sacrifice word
- noun sacrifice the offering of animal, plant, or human life or of some material possession to a deity, as in propitiation or homage. 1
- noun sacrifice the person, animal, or thing so offered. 1
- noun sacrifice the surrender or destruction of something prized or desirable for the sake of something considered as having a higher or more pressing claim. 1
- noun sacrifice the thing so surrendered or devoted. 1
- noun sacrifice a loss incurred in selling something below its value. 1
- noun sacrifice Also called sacrifice bunt, sacrifice hit. Baseball. a bunt made when there are fewer than two players out, not resulting in a double play, that advances the base runner nearest home without an error being committed if there is an attempt to put the runner out, and that results in either the batter's being put out at first base, reaching first on an error made in the attempt for the put-out, or being safe because of an attempt to put out another runner. 1
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Origin of sacrifice
First appearance:
before 1225 One of the 9% oldest English words
1225-75; (noun) Middle English < Old French < Latin sacrificium, equivalent to sacri- (combining form of sacer holy) + -fic-, combining form of facere to make, do1 + -ium -ium; (v.) Middle English sacrifisen, derivative of the noun
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Parts of speech for Sacrifice
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sacrifice popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sacrifice usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sacrifice
noun sacrifice
- abnegation — a giving up of rights, etc.; self-denial; renunciation
- asceticism — Asceticism is a simple, strict way of life with no luxuries or physical pleasures.
- demission — relinquishment of or abdication from an office, responsibility, etc
- disavowal — a disowning; repudiation; denial.
- disposal — availability for use
verb sacrifice
- adios — goodbye; farewell
- ante up — If you ante up an amount of money, you pay your share, sometimes unwillingly.
- bless — When someone such as a priest blesses people or things, he asks for God's favour and protection for them.
- bunt — In baseball, if you bunt or if you bunt the ball, you deliberately hit the ball softly, in order to gain an advantage.
- call on — If you call on someone to do something or call upon them to do it, you say publicly that you want them to do it.
Antonyms for sacrifice
verb sacrifice
- accessed — the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance: They have access to the files.
- accessing — the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance: They have access to the files.
- copped — to catch; nab.
- copping — the winding of yarn into a cap from a cone, bobbin, etc.
- get hold of — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
adj sacrifice
- altruistic — If your behaviour or motives are altruistic, you show concern for the happiness and welfare of other people rather than for yourself.
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