Give up
Give up verb - To give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress.
Sacrifice
Sacrifice verb - Endure the loss of.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- Donna can't allow the people of Pompeii to escape Vesuvius, the Doctor and Amy can't save Vincent van Gogh, Barbara can't convince the Aztecs to give up human sacrifice, etc.
Source: Doomed by Canon -
The player character can then either sacrifice him/herself to ensure that what killed everyone on Enderal doesn't spread to the entire world or just give up and escape.
Source: Video Game / Enderal - Katherine was forced to give up her daughter moments after giving birth, was exiled and then almost made a sacrifice in an arcane ritual, was on the run from Klaus for over 500 years, became human again against her wishes and was finally dragged off to hell.
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