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sacrifice vs offer up

offer up vs sacrifice

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

sacrifice and offer up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sacrifice Yes No Yes No
offer up No No Yes No
As verbs, offer up is a hypernym of sacrifice; that is, offer up is a word with a broader meaning than sacrifice:
  • sacrifice: make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals
  • offer up: present as an act of worship
Other hypernyms of sacrifice include offer.
sacrifice (noun) offer 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) offer up (verb)
kill or destroy present as an act of worship
endure the loss of
make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals
sell at a loss
Difference between sacrifice and offer up

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