1. Endure the loss of
   "He sacrificed his life for his children";
   - give
    
2. Make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals
   "The ancient civilizations sacrificed animals to appease their gods"
    
3. Kill or destroy
   "The animals were sacrificed after the experiment"; "The general had to sacrifice several soldiers to save the regiment"
    
4. Sell at a loss
   "The store sacrificed its old inventory to make room for new products"

1. The act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
   "Her sacrifice of her free time to volunteer was admirable";
   - forfeit, forfeiture
    
2. The act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity
   "Ancient civilizations sometimes practised sacrifice as part of their religious ceremonies";
   - ritual killing
    
3. 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. Personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective)
   "The general made a difficult decision to sacrifice a small unit to save the larger force"
    
5. (baseball) an out that advances the base runners
   "His sacrifice fly allowed the runner on third to score"

Derived forms: sacrificing, sacrificed, sacrifices

Type of: act, deed, flog [Brit, informal], free, give up, human action, human activity, kill, killing, loss, offer, offer up, personnel casualty, putout, putting to death, release, relinquish, resign, sell

Encyclopedia: Sacrifice