sacrifice

/ˈsæk·rəˌfɑɪs/ v [T] (GIVE UP)

Definition

› to give up something for something else considered more important: He sacrificed his vacations to work on his book.

(Definition of sacrifice v (GIVE UP) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to manage not to be destroyed, harmed or permanently affected by the difficult situation you...

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