yield up

verb

To give something against one's will.

“The soldiers obliged us to yield up all our money.”

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Meanings

verbyield up (third-person singular simple present yields up, present participle yielding up, simple past and past participle yielded up)

present singular third person yields up · participle present yielding up · participle past yielded up · past yielded up

  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.

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yield up,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yield%20up.

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