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immolate collapse: offer as a sacrifice by killing or by giving up to destruction; "The Aztecs immolated human victims"; "immolate the valuables at the temple"

quitclaim collapse: act of transferring a title or right or claim to another; document transferring title or right or claim to another

swear off collapse: promise to abstain from; "I have sworn off cigarettes altogether"

oblation collapse: the act of offering the bread and wine of the Eucharist; the act of contributing to the funds of a church or charity; "oblations for aid to the poor"

libation collapse: the act of pouring a liquid offering (especially wine) as a religious ceremony; a serving (of wine) poured out in honor of a deity; (facetious) a serving of an alcoholic beverage

selflessness collapse: acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activity

sell short collapse: underestimate the real value or ability of; "Don't sell your students short--they are just shy and don't show off their knowledge"; sell securities or commodities or foreign currency that is not actually owned by the seller, who hopes to cover (buy back) the sold items at a lower price and thus to earn a profit

get rid of collapse: dispose of; "Get rid of these old shoes!"; "The company got rid of all the dead wood"

suttee collapse: the act of a Hindu widow willingly cremating herself on the funeral pyre of her dead husband

vacate collapse: leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight"; leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily; "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds"

retract collapse: use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)

give away collapse: make a gift of; "She gave away her antique furniture"; formally hand over to the bridegroom in marriage; of a bride by her father

unload collapse: take the load off (a container or vehicle); "unload the truck"; "offload the van"

sacrifice collapse: (sacrifice) an out that advances the base runners; the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity; 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; "he had to sell his car at a considerable sacrifice"; kill or destroy; "The animals were sacrificed after the experiment"; "The general had to sacrifice several soldiers to save the regiment"; make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals; endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war"; sell at a loss

altruism collapse: the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others

peace offering collapse: something offered to an adversary in the hope of obtaining peace

holocaust collapse: an act of great destruction and loss of life; the Nazi program of exterminating Jews under Hitler

offertory collapse: the part of the Eucharist when bread and wine are offered to God; the offerings of the congregation at a religious service

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