yield

v.

1. To surrender

   give up, capitulate, succumb, relent, defer, resign, abdicate, relinquish, quit, cede, bow, give in, come to terms, sue for peace, lay down arms, cease from, let go, submit, give oneself over, admit defeat, suffer defeat, forgo, humble oneself, waive, throw in the towel*, call it quits*, back down*, holler uncle*, eat crow*; see also abandon 1.

   Antonyms resist*, withstand*, repulse. *

2. To produce

   bring in, return, sell for, furnish, generate, bear, bring forth, blossom, bear fruit, accrue, allow, admit; see also bloom, produce 1, 2.

3. To grant

   accede, concur, acquiesce, allow, accept, comply, assent, concede, defer; see also admit 3, agree.

yield implies a giving way under the pressure or compulsion of force, entreaty, persuasion, etc. to yield to demands; capitulate implies surrender to a force that one has neither the strength nor will to resist further to capitulate to the will of the majority; succumb stresses the weakness of the one who gives way or the power and irresistibility of that which makes one yield she succumbed to his charms; relent suggests the yielding or softening of one in a dominant position who has been harsh, stern, or stubborn he relented at the sight of her grief; defer implies a yielding to another because of respect for his dignity, authority, knowledge, etc. to defer to another's judgment