sacrifice

sacrifice
sacrifice [sak′rə fīs΄]
n.
[OFr < L sacrificium < sacer, SACRED + facere, to make, DO1]
1.
a) the act of offering the life of a person or animal, or some object, in propitiation of or homage to a deity
b) something so offered
2.
a) the act of giving up, destroying, permitting injury to, or forgoing something valued for the sake of something having a more pressing claim
b) a thing so given up, etc.
3.
a) a selling or giving up of something at less than its supposed value
b) the loss incurred
☆ 4. Baseball a sacrifice bunt or sacrifice fly
vt.
sacrificed, sacrificing
1. to offer as a sacrifice to God or a god
2. to give up, destroy, permit injury to, or forgo (something valued) for the sake of something having a more pressing claim
3. to sell at less than the supposed value
☆ 4. Baseball to advance (a base runner) by means of a sacrifice
vi.
1. to offer or make a sacrifice
☆ 2. Baseball to execute a sacrifice
sacrificer
n.

English World dictionary. . 2014.

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