sacrifice vs act

act vs sacrifice

sacrifice and act both are nouns.

sacrifice and act both are verbs.

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

As nouns, act is a hypernym of sacrifice; that is, act is a word with a broader meaning than sacrifice:

sacrifice: the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
act: something that people do or cause to happen

Other hypernyms of sacrifice include deed, human action, human activity.

sacrifice (noun)	act (noun)
the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity	something that people do or cause to happen
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.	a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet
(baseball) an out that advances the base runners	a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective)	a short performance that is part of a longer program
a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value	a manifestation of insincerity

sacrifice (verb)	act (verb)
kill or destroy	behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
endure the loss of	pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals	discharge one's duties
sell at a loss	play a role or part
	perform on a stage or theater
	behave unnaturally or affectedly
	perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
	have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected
	be suitable for theatrical performance

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