opfern — meaning in English

English meaning

• offer verb To present something for someone to accept or refuse.
• sacrifice verb To offer something, historically an animal, person, or object, to a deity as an act of worship.
• victimize verb To turn someone into a victim, treating them badly or causing them harm.

Senses

opfern is used for these senses in English:

• immolate To kill as a sacrifice.
• immolate To kill or destroy, especially by fire.
• offer (transitive) To present (something) to God or gods, as a gesture of worship or as a sacrifice.
• victimize (transitive) To make (someone) a victim or sacrifice.

offer — full definition

1. verb To present something for someone to accept or refuse.
2. verb To express willingness to do something for someone.
3. noun A proposal, especially one involving a price, job, or deal.

sacrifice — full definition

1. verb To offer something, historically an animal, person, or object, to a deity as an act of worship.
2. verb To give up something valuable for the sake of something considered more important.
3. noun The act of giving up something valuable for a greater cause, or the thing given up.

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