kill vs sacrifice

kill and sacrifice both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
kill	Yes	No	Yes	No
sacrifice	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, sacrifice is a hyponym of kill; that is, sacrifice is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than kill:

kill: the act of terminating a life
sacrifice: the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity

As verbs, sacrifice is a hyponym of kill; that is, sacrifice is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than kill:

kill (noun)	sacrifice (noun)
the act of terminating a life	the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity
the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile	the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
the body of an animal, or bodies of animals, killed by a person or another animal	(baseball) an out that advances the base runners
	personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective)
	a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value

kill (verb)	sacrifice (verb)
mark for deletion, rub off, or erase	kill or destroy
destroy a vitally essential quality of or in	endure the loss of
cause to cease operating	make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals
tire out completely	sell at a loss
end or extinguish by forceful means
drink down entirely
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
cause the death of, without intention
deprive of life
hit with great force
hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games
overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration
be the source of great pain for
thwart the passage of
be fatal