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      sacrifice
      noun
      (baseball) an out that advances the base runners
      the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity
      a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value
      personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective)
      the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
      verb
      make a sacrifice of
      sell at a loss
      kill or destroy
      endure the loss of
      Roots
      sacersacr- · Latin · sacred, holyfacio-fic · Latin · make, do
      Synonyms for sacrifice
      mactationnhecatombnimmolatevimmolationnforfeitvselflessnessnmartyrnconsecratevmartyrizevmartyrizationnmartyrdomngivev
      Words related to sacrifice
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      Where does sacrifice come from?

      The word sacrifice breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: sacr-, from Latin sacer (“sacred, holy”); and -fic, from Latin facio (“make, do”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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