yoke

²yoke

verb

yokedyok·ing

Definition of YOKE

transitive verb

1

a (1) : to put a yoke on (2) : to join in or with a yoke b : to attach a draft animal to; also : to attach (a draft animal) to something

2

: to join as if by a yoke

3

: to put to work

intransitive verb

: to become joined or linked

Examples of YOKE

1. The two oxen were yoked together.
2. <yoked several ideas together to come up with a new theory>

First Known Use of YOKE

before 12th century

Related to YOKE

Synonyms: catenate, chain, compound, concatenate, conjugate, couple, hitch, hook, interconnect, interlink, join, link, connect

Antonyms: disconnect, disjoin, disjoint, dissever, disunite, separate, unchain, uncouple, unhitch, unlink, unyoke

Related Words: articulate, dovetail, integrate, interlock, intermesh; cord, string, wire; cement, coalesce, combine, fuse, unite, weld

Near Antonyms: detach, disengage, divide, part, split; cleave, rupture, sever, sunder

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