Offend and Yield

Offend

Offend verb - To fail to keep.
Usage example: keeping company without a chaperone present definitely would have offended the social standards of the day

Yield is an antonym for offend.

Yield

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

Offend is an antonym for yield.

Nearby Words: yielding, yielded

Common collocations

someone offend someone yield someone
amount offend amount yield amount
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