yield up

verb — 2 senses

yield up

verb
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.
Derived terms
yield up the ghost

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