Let and Yield

Let

Let verb - To give permission to.

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Yield and let are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Yield" instead a verb "Let".

Nearby Word: letting

Yield verb - To give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit).

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Let and yield are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Let" instead a verb "Yield".

Nearby Words: yielding, yielded

power	let power	yield power
someone	let someone	yield someone
time	let time	yield time
money	let money	yield money
Other words: game, damage, nothing, powers.

One or two battles there will yield enough AP to let your characters move several spaces on the Sphere Grid.

Source: Peninsula of Power Leveling
This is about the same explosive yield as an old M-80 firecracker; it wouldn't be enough to blow open a locked wooden door, let alone excavate a crater.

Source: Literature / The Forever War
Since he's invincible, presumably they would yield at some point and just let him be the boss.

Source: Film / The One

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