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Definition sacrifice in American English

sacrifice verb

verb
/ˈsækrɪˌfaɪs/
1

to give up something important or valuable so that you or other people can do or have something else

Example

She sacrificed her career to bring up the children.

Example

Would you sacrifice some of your salary for more vacation time?

Synonyms and related words
give up sacrifice surrender
2

to kill a person or animal as part of a ceremony to honor a god or spirit

Synonyms and related words
kill murder strangle
3

to hit the ball in a game of baseball so that a runner can move ahead to the next base, even though the person hitting the ball is then out

Synonyms and related words
balk bat baulk
Definition sacrifice in American English