SACRIFICE


Meaning of SACRIFICE in English

n. 1 immolation, surrender, forfeiture, forgoing, giving up, yielding up, offering (up), offer, Christian religion oblation The Aztec religion demanded the sacrifice of human beings 2 forfeiture, forgoing, giving up, relinquishment, loss Mrs Clinton continues her charitable work at the sacrifice of much of her time

v. 3 immolate, offer (up), yield (up), give up In their religion, they were required to sacrifice small animals to propitiate the gods 4 give up, forgo, forfeit, relinquish, surrender, let go, lose, yield, renounce, forswear; forbear, desist, cease, stop, refrain from She was quite ready to sacrifice her inheritance to see justice done If you sacrificed smoking you could give the money you save to charity.

Oxford thesaurus English vocab.      Английский словарь Оксфорд тезаурус.