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Yoke
To join or bond together, often by harnessing or linking two things (especially animals) to work as a unit.
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Imagine This
The egg yolk has to unite with the egg white to form a whole egg. The farmer uses the yoke to bond oxen together.
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Sounds Like
Yolk (egg yolk)
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Looks Like
yolk
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Remember This
Yoke can be used metaphorically to describe binding obligations or responsibilities, not just physical tying.
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Other Forms
yokesverb
yokedverb
yokingverb
yokenoun
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Connect With
bind, join, unite, harness, couple, attach
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Note
Do not confuse yoke (to join) with yolk (egg component). Yoke is a verb; 'yoked' can be an adjective or verb participle.
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Examples
- The farmer yoked the oxen to the plow.
- She yoked her interests to a demanding career, leaving little time for hobbies.
Synonyms
bindjoinuniteharnesscouple
Antonyms
detachseparateunbind
Etymology
From Old English geoc (yoke), from Proto-Germanic *jukon-, related to Latin jugum and Greek zeugos; ultimately from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning 'to join'.
Mnemonic
Think of a wooden crossbar binding two oxen: a yoke literally binds or joins.
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