sacrificar.
to sacrifice
Meaning & usage
to sacrifice 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.
to sacrifice to intentionally give up (something or someone), often for a greater benefit
Sacrifiquei meu descanso de fim de semana para ganhar mais dinheiro.
to sacrifice to die or allow oneself to die for a perceived greater cause
Sacrificou-se pela pátria.
to euthanize (an animal)
Como não há maneiras de salvar este gato, teremos que sacrificá-lo.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *seh₂k- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *sh₂krós Proto-Italic *sakros Archaic Latin sakros Old Latin sacros Old Latin *sakr̥s Old Latin *sakerr Latin sacer Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ficō Latin sacrificārelbor. Portuguese sacrificar Learned borrowing from Latin sacrificāre. By surface analysis, sacro + -ificar.
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