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Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary
sacrifice
1. the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc. (Freq. 7) • Syn: forfeit, forfeiture • Derivationally related forms: forfeit (for: forfeiture), forfeit (for: forfeit) • Hypernyms: act, deed, human action, human activity 2. personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective) (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: personnel casualty, loss 3. a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value - he had to sell his car at a considerable sacrifice • Hypernyms: loss 4. the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity • Syn: ritual killing • Derivationally related forms: sacrificial • Topics: animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna • Hypernyms: killing, kill, putting to death • Hyponyms: hecatomb, immolation 5. (baseball) an out that advances the base runners • Topics: baseball, baseball game • Hypernyms: putout • Hyponyms: sacrifice fly
1. endure the loss of (Freq. 10) - He gave his life for his children - I gave two sons to the war • Syn: give • Hypernyms: release, relinquish, resign, free, give up • Verb Group: give, pay, devote, dedicate, consecrate, commit • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Somebody ----s something to somebody 2. kill or destroy (Freq. 1) - The animals were sacrificed after the experiment - The general had to sacrifice several soldiers to save the regiment • Hypernyms: kill • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Somebody ----s somebody - They want to sacrifice the prisoners 3. sell at a loss • Hypernyms: sell • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something 4. make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals • Derivationally related forms: sacrificer • Hypernyms: offer, offer up • Hyponyms: immolate • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Somebody ----s somebody - Somebody ----s something to somebody
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