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adj
Docile, or inclined to give way to pressure.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: compliant, pliant, tractable, amenable, biddable, complaisant, controllable, docile, governable, indulgent, manageable, maniable, meek, passive, rulable, yielding
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name
A surname.
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noun
A concession.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
present participle and gerund of yield
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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adjective satellite
tending to give in or surrender or agree- V.I.Parrington
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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adjective satellite
lacking stiffness and giving way to pressure
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adjective satellite
inclined to yield to argument or influence or control
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noun
the act of conceding or yielding
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: concession, conceding
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Broader terms: assent, acquiescence
Narrower terms: bye, pass
noun
a verbal act of admitting defeat
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: giving up, surrender
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Broader terms: relinquishment, relinquishing
History
From Middle English ȝeldinge, ȝeldynge, ȝeldinde, ȝeldand, from Old English ġyldende, ġieldende, present participle of ġieldan (“to yield, pay”), equivalent to yield + -ing.
Habitational surname from the villages of Yeldon, in Bedfordshire, or Yalding, in Kent.
From Middle English yelding, yeldinge, ȝeldynge, equivalent to yield + -ing.
Across languages
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