sacrifice vs offer

offer vs sacrifice

sacrifice and offer both are nouns.

sacrifice and offer both are verbs.

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

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

sacrifice: make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals
offer: present as an act of worship

Other hypernyms of sacrifice include offer up.

sacrifice (noun)	offer (noun)
the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity	a usually brief attempt
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.	something offered (as a proposal or bid)
(baseball) an out that advances the base runners	the verbal act of offering
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)	offer (verb)
kill or destroy	put forward for consideration
endure the loss of	threaten to do something
make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals	ask (someone) to marry you
sell at a loss	produce or introduce on the stage
	present for acceptance or rejection
	propose a payment
	give something useful or necessary to
	make available for sale
	offer verbally
	make available; provide
	agree freely
	mount or put up
	present as an act of worship

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