to sacrifice

Examples

• All

• Why did he ask Abraham to sacrifice his only son, whom he loved?

  Fiction book (2001)

• Do not sacrifice your children like the other gods demand.

• And we are, we are willing to sacrifice ourselves or kill.

• But then other hand I want to serve them, I want to do them even as I want to sacrifice my own life.

• I shall sacrifice a hundred bulls to honor your triumph.

  Gladiator (2000)

• We can't last out the night - we'll die unless one of us sacrifices ourselves for the other.

  Fiction book (2000)

• The Father willingly sacrificed the Son.

• Sometimes schools are named after astronauts who sacrificed their lives to protect our planet.

  Fiction book (2002)

• He’s looking to sacrifice a live chicken.

  Major League (1989)

• He decided to sacrifice his position to save the team from defeat.

Synonyms

O

to offer

vsto sacrifice

• Formal

384 2.5

Give something to show respect in a religious ceremony

is more specific to religious or ritual giving and killing

M

to make a sacrifice

vsto sacrifice

37 3.9

To give up something important to help other people or reach a long-term goal

is a ritual act of offering or killing, not merely giving up

O

to offer up

vsto sacrifice

28 6.3

To present a prayer, gift, or thanks as an act of religious worship

is broader, covering killing acts and nonworship presentations

I

to immolate

vsto sacrifice

• NSFW

5 9.9

To kill or destroy something, often by fire, as an offering to a god

is a ritual giving or killing not limited to fire

Antonyms

K

to keep

∞ 1.0

To continue doing something or stay in the same state

G

to gain

∞ 1.4

To get something useful, often by effort, like money or skills

Phrasal Verbs

M

to make a sacrifice

37 3.9

To give up something important to help other people or reach a long-term goal

Compounds

S

self-sacrifice

11 4.9

Giving up your own comfort and needs to help other people

S

sacrifice fly

• Jargon

3 6.7

A caught fly ball that lets a player on base score while it puts the batter out

F

Feast of Sacrifice

7.5

A Muslim festival when families sacrifice an animal and share meat with the poor

S

sacrifice operation

• Offensive

9.9

An attack in which a person kills or injures others and also dies, usually using a bomb

How Extreme

to immolate

• NSFW

5 9.9

to sacrifice

• NSFW

133 5.3

to offer

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology