sacrifice
/ˈsækrɪfaɪs/ verb [T]Definition
GIVE UP › to give up something that is valuable to you in order to achieve something: There are thousands of men ready to sacrifice their lives for their country.
KILL › to kill an animal and offer it to a god in a religious ceremony
(Definition of sacrifice verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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