I.a. (dep. collat. form să_crĭfĭcor , āri, ante-class., Varr. L. L. 6, § 18 Müll.; id. R. R. 2, 8, 1; 2, 11, 5; id. ap. Non. 480, 2 sq.; cf. Gell. 18, 12 fin., and Varr. L. L. 9, § 105 ib.; so, “late Lat., sacrificati,” Christians who sacrifice to the gods under persecution, Cypr. Ep. 52) [sacer-facio], to make or offer a sacrifice, to sacrifice (freq. and class.).
(α).
Neutr. absol.: “nunc sacruficabo,” Plaut. Rud. 4, 7, 37; 1, 2, 44 sq.; id. Aul. 3, 6, 43; id. Mil. 3, 1, 117; id. Poen. 1, 2, 109; “Ter.Phorm. 4, 4, 21: principem in sacrificando Janum esse voluerunt,” Cic. N. D. 2, 27, 67; Liv. 25, 1 (repeatedly); 44, 14; Quint. 1, 10, 33; Ov. M. 14, 84 al.; cf.: “noctu sacruficatum ire,” Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 107.—With dat.: “si sacruficem summo Jovi, etc.,” Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 31: “alicui deo,” id. Am. 3, 3, 28; id. Truc. 2, 4, 69: “Herculi sacrificare velle se dixit,” Curt. 4, 2, 3.—With abl.: “summo Jovi argento,” Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 84: “Orco hostiis,” id. Ep. 2, 1, 7: “Junoni reginae majoribus hostiis,” Liv. 22, 1, 17; 28, 38, 8; 32, 1, 13; 36, 21, 9; and so without a dat., id. 37, 47, 5; 40, 2, 4; 42, 20, 3.—With pro: “pro populo,” Liv. 4, 54, 7; 26, 33, 8; Varr. R. R. 2, 8, 1.— Impers. pass.: “secundum segetes huic deo sacrificatur,” Varr. L. L. 6, 3, 16: “pure et caste a matronis sacrificatum,” Liv. 27, 37: “cui (Angeronae) sacrificatur a. d. XII. Kal. Januar.,” Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 65; 16, 6, 8, § 24. —
(β).
Act., Plaut. Stich. 1, 3, 97: “ullum turis granum,” id. Poen. 2, 3: “pecora,” Liv. 41, 18: “ignavam suem,” Ov. F. 4, 414: “hoc poculum deis,” Varr. L. L. 5, § 122 Müll.: “lustra Apollini pro me exercitibusque et classibus,” Liv. 45, 41.—Pass.: “eo die Junoni mulieres sacrificantur, Varr.L.L. 6, 18: nec duobus nisi certis diis una sacrificari oportere,” Val. Max. 1, 1, 8: “editi dii quibus sacrificaretur,” Liv. 30, 2, 13; 35, 43, 3; 37, 37, 2: “in pelliculis sacrificatorum animalium,” Plin. 36, 21, 39, § 151.