All 4 Uses of
yield
in
Eragon
- Before long the countryside began to change as cultivated fields yielded to wilder land.
Chpt 16yielded = gave way (were replaced by)
- His stupor yielded to sleep that covered him like a soft blanket.
Chpt 29yielded = gave way (was replaced by)
- Magic can yield unexpected results when the ancient words are combined in new ways.
Chpt 43 *yield = produce
- It was blocky, unadorned, and cut with unyielding precision.
Chpt 55 *unyielding = strictstandard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unyielding means not and reverses the meaning of yielding. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
Definitions:
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(1)
(yield as in: will yield valuable data) to produce (usually something wanted); or the thing or amount produced
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(2)
(yield as in: yield to pressure) to give in, give way, or give up
- (3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)