The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - sacrifice n.

1) immolation, surrender, forfeiture, forgoing, giving up, yielding up, offering (up) , offer, Christian religion oblation: The Aztec religion demanded the sacrifice of human beings. 2) forfeiture, forgoing, giving up, relinquishment, loss: Mrs Clinton continues her charitable work at the sacrifice of much of her time. --v. 3) immolate, offer (up) , yield (up) , give up: In their religion, they were required to sacrifice small animals to propitiate the gods. 4) give up, forgo, forfeit, relinquish, surrender, let go, lose, yield, renounce, forswear; forbear, desist, cease, stop, refrain from: She was quite ready to sacrifice her inheritance to see justice done. If you sacrificed smoking you could give the money you save to charity.