sacrifice, v.
(sacrificed, sacrifices, sacrificing)
freq. cnt. 11
(sacrificed, sacrifices, sacrificing)
freq. cnt. 11
endure the loss of
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 20 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 10
give sacrifice
sample sentences
"He gave his life for his children""I gave two sons to the war"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s something to somebody
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s something to somebody
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
verb group
hypernym
kill or destroy
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
sacrifice
sample sentences
"The animals were sacrificed after the experiment""The general had to sacrifice several soldiers to save the regiment"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
They want to %s the prisoners
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals
<verb.possession>
sacrifice
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something to somebody
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
sell at a loss
<verb.possession>
sacrifice