Both Uses of
yield
in
The Shack
- Unyielding images.
Chpt 4.unyielding = relentlessstandard 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.
- "You are yielding to the matrix, not to us," finished Jesus.
Chpt 8. *yielding = giving in
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