sacrifice

/ˈsæk.rɪ.faɪs/

nounverbsac · ri · fice

Think: “SAC + RI + FICE” — you put it in a SAC, say “RI!”, then pay the PRICE (sounds like “fice”) by giving something up.

Yes, it's sacrifice. Watch the ending: it’s **-fice** (sounds like “fice”), not **-fise** or **-fyce**.

Definitions

  1. nounSomething valuable that you give up or do without in order to achieve something else or help someone.
  2. nounAn act of offering something (often an animal, object, or time/effort) to a god or for a religious purpose.
  3. verbTo give up something important or desirable for a purpose, goal, or another person.
  4. verbTo kill an animal or give something as an offering in a religious ceremony.

Examples

  • “She made a sacrifice by working weekends to save for college.”
  • “The coach wouldn’t sacrifice safety just to win one game.”
  • “In the story, the villagers prepared a sacrifice for their festival.”

Synonyms

give upforfeitsurrenderofferyield

Antonyms

keepretainpreserve

Translations

ES sacrificioPT sacrifícioFR sacrifice

Common misspellings

sacrifisesacraficesacrifacesacrifizesacrificsacrifiecesacrifcesacrifiice

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