yield
Cross references:
1. relinquish
1. yield \'ye-(*)ld\ vb [ME yielden, fr. OE gieldan; akin to OHG geltan to
pay] archaic 1: RECOMPENSE, REWARD 2: to give or render as fitting,
rightfully owed, or required 3: to give up possession of upon claim or
demand : as 3a: to give up (as one's breath) and so die 3b: to surrender
or relinquish to the physical control of another : hand over possession of
3c: to surrender or submit (oneself) to another 3d: to give (oneself) up
to an inclination, temptation, or habit 3e: to relinquish one's possession
of (as a position of advantage or point of superiority) {~ precedence} 4a:
to bear or bring forth as a natural product esp. as a result of cultiv
ation 4b: to furnish as return or result of expended effort 4c1: to
produce as return from an expenditure or investment : furnish as profit or
interest 4c2: to produce as revenue : bring in 1: to be fruitful or
productive : BEAR, PRODUCE 2: to give up and cease resistance or
contention : SUBMIT, SUCC UMB 3: to give way to pressure or influence :
submit to urging, persuasion, or entreaty 4: to give way under physical
force so as to bend, stretch, or break 5a: to give place or precedence :
acknowledge the superiority of someone else 5b: to give way to or become
succeeded by someone or something else 6: to relinquish the floor of a
legislative assembly R: YIELD may apply to any sort of giving way or giving
in before force, argument, or entreaty; SUBMIT suggests surrendering after
resistance or conflict to the will or control of another; CAPITULATE
stresses the act of giving up to a stronger force or power; SUCCUMB
suggests a giving way in weakness or helplessness; RELENT applies to a
yielding through mercy or pity by one who has the upper hand; DEFER
suggests yielding or submitting voluntarily through respect or reference
SYN syn SUBMIT, CAPITULATE, SUCCUMB, RELENT, DEFE
2. yield n 1: something yielded : PRODUCT; esp : the amount or quantit y
resulting often expressed as the percentage of what is theoretically
possible 2: the capacity of yielding produce