yielding

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a verbal act of admitting defeat
  2. noun the act of conceding or yielding
  3. verb be the cause or source of

Etymology

From Middle English ȝeldinge, ȝeldynge, ȝeldinde, ȝeldand, from Old English ġyldende, ġieldende, present participle of ġieldan (“to yield, pay”), equivalent to yield + -ing.

In classic literature

Synonyms

giving up, surrender

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