жертвовать

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Russian

Etymology

же́ртва (žértva) +‎ -овать (-ovatʹ)

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Verb

же́ртвовать (žértvovatʹimpf (perfective поже́ртвовать)

  1. to donate
  2. to sacrifice, to give, to offer
    же́ртвовать собо́йžértvovatʹ sobójsacrifice oneself
    же́ртвовать жи́зньюžértvovatʹ žíznʹjusacrifice one's life
    увели́чить произво́дство, не же́ртвуя ка́чествомuvelíčitʹ proizvódstvo, ne žértvuja káčestvomincrease production without sacrificing quality
    же́ртвовать коня́ (chess)žértvovatʹ konjásacrifice a knight

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