leave vs yield

leave and yield both are nouns.

leave and yield both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
leave	Yes	No	Yes	No
yield	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, yield is a hypernym of leave; that is, yield is a word with a broader meaning than leave:

leave: make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
yield: be the cause or source of

Other hypernyms of leave include afford, give.

leave (noun)	yield (noun)
the act of departing politely	production of a certain amount
permission to do something	an amount of a product
the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty	the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
	the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time)

leave (verb)	yield (verb)
leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking	end resistance, as under pressure or force
be survived by after one's death	consent reluctantly
leave behind unintentionally	be willing to concede
go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness	cease opposition; stop fighting
move out of or depart from	be flexible under stress of physical force
go away from a place	give or supply
leave or give by will after one's death	cause to happen or be responsible for
transmit (knowledge or skills)	move in order to make room for someone for something
put into the care or protection of someone	bring in
remove oneself from an association with or participation in	give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
produce as a result or residue	be the cause or source of
make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain	give in, as to influence or pressure
act or be so as to become in a specified state	be fatally overwhelmed
have left or have as a remainder

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