Definition of sacrifice
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: an act of offering to a deity something precious
especially
: the killing of a victim on an altar
2
: something offered in sacrifice
3a
: destruction or surrender of something for the sake of something else
b
: something given up or lost
the sacrifices made by parents
4
: loss
goods sold at a sacrifice
5
: sacrifice bunt
sacrifice
verb
sacrificed; sacrificing
Definition of sacrifice (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: to offer as a sacrifice
2
: to suffer loss of, give up, renounce, injure, or destroy especially for an ideal, belief, or end
3
: to sell at a loss
4
: to advance (a base runner) by means of a sacrifice bunt
5
: to kill (an animal) as part of a scientific experiment
1
: to make or perform the rites of a sacrifice
2
: to make a sacrifice hit in baseball
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The first known use of sacrifice was in the 13th century
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