Sacrificing - English meaning

verb

Cease to support or look after (someone); desert.

Usage examples:

Her natural mother had abandoned her at an early age

noun

Complete lack of inhibition or restraint.

Usage examples:

She sings and sways with total abandon

verb

Forsake; leave behind

verb

(of a monarch) renounce one's throne.

Usage examples:

In 1918 kaiser wilhelm abdicated as german emperor

verb

To give up a position as king, or to fail to take responsibility for something

Usage examples:

[ t ] edward viii abdicated the british throne in 1936., the administration has abdicated its leade…

verb

If a king or queen abdicates, he or she makes a formal statement that he or she no longer wants to be king or queen

Usage examples:

King edward viii abdicated (the british throne) in 1936.

verb

Expose (one's country, a group, or a person) to danger by treacherously giving information to an enemy.

Usage examples:

A double agent who betrayed some 400 british and french agents to the germans

verb

To be not loyal to your country or to someone who believes you are loyal, often by doing something harmful

Usage examples:

Some lawmakers say they feel betrayed by the president., she could not help betraying her sympathy …

verb

Give up (power or territory).

Usage examples:

In 1874, the islands were ceded to britain

verb

To give control or possession of something, esp. land to someone else, often unwillingly or because forced to do so

Usage examples:

New orleans was ceded to spain in 1763.

verb

To give something such as control, power, or a right to someone else, especially unwillingly

Usage examples:

She says that she is finally learning to delegate, though she's still reluctant to cede control., c…

verb

Lose or be deprived of (property or a right or privilege) as a penalty for wrongdoing.

Usage examples:

Those unable to meet their taxes were liable to forfeit their estates

noun

A fine or penalty for wrongdoing.

Usage examples:

The loser must pay a forfeit

adjective

Lost or surrendered as a penalty for wrongdoing.

Usage examples:

His possessions were declared forfeit

verb

Go without (something desirable).

Usage examples:

She wanted to forgo the tea and leave while they could

verb

To give up or do without

Usage examples:

She decided to forgo flowers at the funeral and asked people to send money to a charity instead.

phrasal verb

Give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat

phrasal verb

To stop doing or to stop having something

Usage examples:

He gave up jogging after his heart attack., although behind in the chess match, he refused to give …

phrasal verb

To stop trying to do something before you have finished, usually because it is too difficult

Usage examples:

She has a struggle trying to persuade the board to accept her proposal, but she's determined not to…

verb

Kill or offer as a sacrifice, especially by burning.

Usage examples:

Chinese kings would immolate vast numbers of animals

verb

To kill yourself or someone else, or to destroy something, usually by burning, in a formal ceremony

noun

A person, in particular a woman, who engages in sexual activity for payment.

Usage examples:

Others attended the ‘circuses’ in which prostitutes performed sexual stunts.

verb

Offer (someone) for sexual activity in exchange for payment.

Usage examples:

Although she was paid £15 to join a man at his table, she never prostituted herself

noun

Someone, usually a woman, who has sex with people for money

Usage examples:

Hundreds of widowed or hungry women have had to prostitute themselves to survive., fig. some critic…

verb

Voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up.

Usage examples:

He relinquished his managerial role to become chief executive

verb

Formally declare one's abandonment of (a claim, right, or possession).

Usage examples:

Isabella offered to renounce her son's claim to the french crown

verb

To say publicly that you no longer own, support, believe in, or have a connection with something

Usage examples:

Gandhi renounced the use of violence.

verb

To say formally or publicly that you no longer own, support, believe in, or have a connection with something

Usage examples:

Her ex-husband renounced his claim to the family house., gandhi renounced the use of violence.

verb

Voluntarily leave a job or office.

Usage examples:

He resigned from the company in protest of the treatment of his co-workers

verb

Accept as inevitable

verb

Kill (animals) for food.

Usage examples:

At present the abattoir is slaughtering animals for the domestic market

noun

The killing of animals for food.

Usage examples:

Thousands of calves were exported to the continent for slaughter

noun

The killing of animals for their meat, or the killing of large numbers of animals in a cruel manner

Usage examples:

We must find ways of reducing the slaughter on the highways (= deaths of many people in car acciden…

verb

Stop resisting to an enemy or opponent and submit to their authority.

Usage examples:

Over 140 rebels surrendered to the authorities

noun

The action of surrendering to an opponent or powerful influence.

Usage examples:

The final surrender of germany on 8 may 1945

verb

Relinquish possession or control over

verb

Refrain from insisting on or using (a right or claim).

Usage examples:

He will waive all rights to the money

verb

Produce or provide (a natural, agricultural, or industrial product).

Usage examples:

The land yields grapes and tobacco

noun

An amount produced of an agricultural or industrial product.

Usage examples:

The milk yield was poor

verb

Give or supply