yoke

verbCommon GRE wordMore Y words

to join, link, or burden together as if under a common harness

In a sentence

Yoke in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing yoke in a sentence.

The treaty yoked the two rival nations into an uneasy alliance.

Synonyms

coupleharnessjoinbind

Antonyms

separatedivide

Keep going

to feel a deep, longing desire for something

to give way, surrender, or produce as a result

Common questions

Yoke (verb) means to join, link, or burden together as if under a common harness

Here is yoke used in an example sentence: "The treaty yoked the two rival nations into an uneasy alliance."

Common synonyms for yoke include couple, harness, join, bind.

Antonyms of yoke include separate, divide.

Yoke is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.