yield up vs give up

give up vs yield up

yield up and give up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
yield up	No	No	Yes	No
give up	No	No	Yes	No

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

yield up: surrender, as a result of pressure or force
give up: relinquish possession or control over

Other hypernyms of yield up include cede, deliver, surrender.

yield up (verb)	give up (verb)
surrender, as a result of pressure or force	stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims
	give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat
	give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another
	stop consuming
	give up with the intent of never claiming again
	relinquish possession or control over
	lose (something) or lose the right to (something) by some error, offense, or crime
	part with a possession or right
	give up what is not strictly needed
	allow the other (baseball) team to score
	leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
	put an end to a state or an activity

Difference between yield up and give up

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