sacrifice vs give up

give up vs sacrifice

sacrifice is a noun but give up is not a noun.

sacrifice and give up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sacrifice	Yes	No	Yes	No
give up	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, give up is a hypernym of sacrifice; that is, give up is a word with a broader meaning than sacrifice:

sacrifice: endure the loss of
give up: part with a possession or right

Other hypernyms of sacrifice include free, release, relinquish, resign.

sacrifice (noun)	give up (noun)
the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
(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

sacrifice (verb)	give up (verb)
kill or destroy	stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims
endure the loss of	give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat
make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals	give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another
sell at a loss	stop consuming
	give up with the intent of never claiming again
	relinquish possession or control over
	lose (something) or lose the right to (something) by some error, offense, or crime
	part with a possession or right
	give up what is not strictly needed
	allow the other (baseball) team to score
	leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
	put an end to a state or an activity

Difference between sacrifice and give up

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