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Search   Web Kids.Net.Au Thesaurus   Sponsors	Thesaurus > Related Words: sacrifice Words related to sacrifice Related / Similar Words: forfeit, forfeiture, ritual killing, give Definition: (sacrifice) an out that advances the base runners; the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.; the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity; personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective); a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value; "he had to sell his car at a considerable sacrifice"; kill or destroy; "The animals were sacrificed after the experiment"; "The general had to sacrifice several soldiers to save the regiment"; make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals; endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war"; sell at a loss;   Hyponyms: sacrifice fly, hecatomb, immolation, immolate Grouped Verbs: give, pay, devote, dedicate, consecrate, commit Derivational Morphology: give, forfeit, give up, throw overboard, waive, forgo, ritual killing, sacrificer, forfeiture Anagrams: fricassee Find words starting with:     A B C     D E F     G H I     J K L     M N O     P Q R     S T U     V W X     Y Z

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