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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Sacrifice \Sac"ri*fice\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
   Sacrificed; p. pr. & vb. n. Sacrificing.] [From
   Sacrifice, n.: cf. F. sacrifier, L. sacrificare; sacer
   sacred, holy + -ficare (only in comp.) to make. See -fy.]
   1. To make an offering of; to consecrate or present to a
      divinity by way of expiation or propitiation, or as a
      token acknowledgment or thanksgiving; to immolate on the
      altar of God, in order to atone for sin, to procure favor,
      or to express thankfulness; as, to sacrifice an ox or a
      sheep.
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            Oft sacrificing bullock, lamb, or kid. --Milton.
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   2. Hence, to destroy, surrender, or suffer to be lost, for
      the sake of obtaining something; to give up in favor of a
      higher or more imperative object or duty; to devote, with
      loss or suffering.
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            Condemned to sacrifice his childish years
            To babbling ignorance, and to empty fears. --Prior.
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            The Baronet had sacrificed a large sum . . . for the
            sake of . . . making this boy his heir. --G. Eliot.
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   3. To destroy; to kill. --Johnson.
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   4. To sell at a price less than the cost or the actual value.
      [Tradesmen's Cant]
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