yield to something phrasal verb formal ( see also ↑ yield )
if one thing yields to another, it is replaced by that thing SYN give way to something :
Laughter quickly yielded to amazement as the show went on.
yield to something phrasal verb formal ( see also ↑ yield )
if one thing yields to another, it is replaced by that thing SYN give way to something :
Laughter quickly yielded to amazement as the show went on.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012