how to pronounce жертвовать

/ˈʐɛrtvəvətʲ/

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жертвовать is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of жертвовать in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… и в период жертвовать собой …”

meanings of жертвовать

verb:

To sacrifice, to give, to offer.
To donate.

жертвовать frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word жертвовать occurs in russian on average 3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.