yield
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There is 1 syllable in the word yield.How to pronounce yield:
Definition of yield:
- yield (verb):
- be the cause or source of.
- to give way, submit, or surrender, through force or persuasion
- to bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation
Synonyms for yield:
afford
allow
allow for
bow
capitulate
cater (to)
cave (in)
cave in
furnish
give
give in
give way
knuckle under
leave
open
open up
provide
render
resign yourself
submit
succumb
surrender
Antonyms for yield:
be deprived of
blow
burn
burn through
burn up
consume
cough up
deplete
disburse
dispense with
dissipate
drain
exhaust
expend
fiddle away
forfeit
fritter away
frivol
frivol away
go through
lavish
lose
misspend
misuse
outlay
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