Held and Sacrificed

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Held adjective - Occupied or in the control of; often used in combination.

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Sacrificed is an antonym for held.

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Held is an antonym for sacrificed.

Their bodies were sacrificed to break the Toshintetsu while their souls were being held by the said machine to hold back Banko.

Source: Weapon Tombstone
Any time a sporting event is held in Safe Havens, it's a good bet that the rules of the game will be sacrificed to the Rule of Funny.

Source: Artistic License Sports
Goku (who provides the above image) has sacrificed his life twice in Dragon Ball Z; the first time being when he held his evil brother Raditz still for Piccolo to shoot him with his Special Beam Cannon, knowing fully well that he would have to die too.

Source: The Hero Dies

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