yieldedadj.
/ˈjiːldᵻd/, U.S. /ˈjildᵻd/ Surrendered, given up, granted, etc.: see the verb.
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the mind > possession > relinquishing > [adjective]
yieldena1542
yielded1591
resigned1611
surrendered1876
society > armed hostility > defeat > [adjective] > surrendering > surrendered
capitulated1843
yielded1868
surrendered1876
1591 H. Savile tr. Tacitus Ende of Nero: Fower Bks. Hist. iv. 231 A dishonoured captiue, and yeelded person.
a1616 W. Shakespeare King John (1623) v. ii. 107 Haue I not heere the best Cards for the game..? And shall I now giue ore the yeelded Set? View more context for this quotation
1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis xii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 618 Against a yielded Man, 'tis mean ignoble Strife.
1801 R. Southey Thalaba I. iii. 135 The rushing flow, the flowing roar, Filling his yielded faculties.
1810 W. Scott Lady of Lake i. 42 He sought her yielded hand to clasp.
1868 W. Morris Earthly Paradise ii. 582 And yielded towns were set aflame.
1895 W. Watson Odes etc. 53 O yielded lips, O captive breast!
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