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Borrowed from Latin sacrificō, sacrificāre.

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sacrificar (first-person singular indicative present sacrifico, past participle sacrificáu)

  1. to sacrifice

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Borrowed from Latin sacrificāre.

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sacrificar (first-person singular present sacrifico, first-person singular preterite sacrifiquí, past participle sacrificat)

  1. to sacrifice

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Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Latin sacrificāre. By surface analysis, sacro +‎ -ificar.

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  • Hyphenation: sa‧cri‧fi‧car

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sacrificar (first-person singular present sacrifico, first-person singular preterite sacrifiquei, past participle sacrificado)

  1. to sacrifice
    1. (transitive, religion) to offer (the life of an animal or human) as tribute to a deity; to immolate
      Em grandes festivais o número de bovinos sacrificados poderia chegar a centenas, e o número de participantes dos festejos ser de milhares.
      At large festivals the number of cattle sacrificed could run into the hundreds, and the numbers feasting on them well into the thousands.
      Synonym: imolar
    2. (transitive, figuratively) to intentionally give up (something or someone), often for a greater benefit
      Sacrifiquei meu descanso de fim de semana para ganhar mais dinheiro.
      I sacrificed my weekend rest in order to earn more money.
      Synonyms: abrir mão, desistir
    3. (reflexive) to die or allow oneself to die for a perceived greater cause
      Sacrificou-se pela pátria.
      He sacrificed himself for the fatherland.
  2. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) to euthanize (an animal)
    Como não há maneiras de salvar este gato, teremos que sacrificá-lo.
    Since there is no way to save this cat, we will have to euthanize it.
    Synonym: eutanasiar

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Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin sacrificāre.

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  • IPA(key): /sakɾifiˈkaɾ/ [sa.kɾi.fiˈkaɾ]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: sa‧cri‧fi‧car

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sacrificar (first-person singular present sacrifico, first-person singular preterite sacrifiqué, past participle sacrificado)

  1. (transitive) to sacrifice
  2. (transitive) to put down, euthanize (an animal)

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