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adj
Making, or willing to make, a self-sacrifice.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: self-abnegatory, self-denying, abstemious, otherish, selfless, self-flagellatory, self-sacrificing, unselfish
Antonyms: none provided
verb
present participle and gerund of self-sacrifice
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
willing to deprive yourself
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: self-denying, self-giving
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbh-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English sacrificing English self-sacrificing From self- + sacrificing.
Across languages
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
