Verb
surrender, as a result of pressure or force
Source: WordNetWhen men yield up the privilege of thinking, the last shadow of liberty quits the horizon. Thomas Paine
Between the fine point of the brush and the steely gaze, the scene is about to yield up its volume. Michel Foucault
Or you or I must yield up his life to Ahrimanes. I would rather it were you. W. S. Gilbert
He That kills himself to avoid misery, fears it, And, at the best, shows but a bastard valour. This life's a fort committed to my trust, Which I must not yield up till it be forc'd. -Nor will I. He's not valiant that dares die, But he that boldly bears calamity. Philip Massinger
The idea that certain things in life - and in the universe - don't yield up their secrets is something that requires a slightly more mature reader to accept. Samuel R. Delany
Whoever wants the "I" to yield up its mysterious and tremendous secret must stop it from looking perpetually in the mirror, must stop the little ego's fascination with its own image. Paul Brunton