SACRIFICE
Scrabble letter values: S1A1C3R1I1F4I1C3E1 = 16
Definition
- verb endure the loss of. — synonyms: give
- verb kill or destroy.
- verb sell at a loss.
- verb make a sacrifice of.
- noun the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.. — synonyms: forfeit, forfeiture
- noun personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective).
- noun a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value.
- noun the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity. — synonyms: ritual_killing
- noun (baseball) an out that advances the base runners.
Examples
- “He gave his life for his children”
- “I gave two sons to the war”
- “The animals were sacrificed after the experiment”