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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

yield up en · VERB

Meanings

  1. To give something against one's will.
    • The soldiers obliged us to yield up all our money.
  2. To disclose something hidden.
    • Finally, after many years of investigation, the pyramid has yielded up its most recondite secrets.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
yielding up Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
yields up Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
yielded up Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
yielded up Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

yield up the ghost