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sacrificar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • destroy verb To damage something so severely that it no longer exists or can't be repaired.
  • sacrifice verb To offer something, historically an animal, person, or object, to a deity as an act of worship.

Senses

sacrificar is used for these senses in English:

  • destroy (transitive) To put down or euthanize.
  • euthanize (transitive) To carry out euthanasia on (a person or animal).
  • immolate To kill as a sacrifice.

destroy — full definition

  1. verb To damage something so severely that it no longer exists or can't be repaired.
  2. verb To defeat someone completely and overwhelmingly.
  3. verb To kill an animal deliberately, usually for humane or safety reasons.

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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