yieldest

Verb

yield (third-person singular simple present yields, present participle yielding, simple past yielded or (obsolete) yold, past participle yielded or (obsolete) yold or (obsolete) yolden)

1. To give as a result or outcome; to produce or render.
   • This method generally yields better results.

   Synonyms:

   furnish, afford, give forth

   1. To produce as return from an investment.
      • Historically, that security yields a high return.
   2. To produce as a result.
      • Adding 3 and 4 yields a result of 7.
   3. To produce a particular sound as the result of a sound law.
      • Indo-European p- yields Germanic f-.
   4. (obsolete) To give in payment; repay, recompense; reward; requite.
      • God 'ild [yield] you, sir!c. 1598–1600 (date written), William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
2. (intransitive, transitive) To give as demanded; to relinquish.
   • They refuse to yield to the enemy.

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