render

¹ American  

[ren-der] / ˈrɛn dər /

verb (used with object)

1. to cause to be or become; make.

   to render someone helpless.

2. to do; perform.

   to render a service.

3. to furnish; provide.

   to render aid.

   Synonyms:

   afford, contribute, supply, give

4. to exhibit or show (obedience, attention, etc.).

   Synonyms:

   demonstrate

5. to present for consideration, approval, payment, action, etc., as an account.

6. to return; to make (a payment in money, kind, or service) as by a tenant to a superior.

   knights rendering military service to the lord.

7. to pay as due (a tax, tribute, etc.).

8. to deliver formally or officially; hand down.

   to render a verdict.

9. to translate into another language.

   to render French poems into English.

10. to represent; depict, as in painting.

    to render a landscape.

11. to represent (a perspective view of a projected building) in drawing or painting.

12. to bring out the meaning of by performance or execution; interpret, as a part in a drama or a piece of music.

13. Digital Technology.

    1. to use the processing power of computer hardware and software to synthesize (the components of an image or animation) in a final graphic output.

       I’m able to render the lighting in this scene much faster now, thanks to my new graphics card.

    2. to load (game assets) in a video game, displaying objects, textures, geometry, lighting, etc., on screen in their complete intended form: The game is still playable even if the textures in the environment aren’t always rendered right.

       My laggy connection didn’t render the enemies until I was basically standing on top of them.

       The game is still playable even if the textures in the environment aren’t always rendered right.

14. to give in return or requital.

    to render good for evil.

15. to give back; restore (often followed byback ).

16. to send (a suspected criminal) abroad; subject to rendition.

17. to give up; surrender.

    Synonyms:

    yield, yield, yield, cede

18. Building Trades. to cover (masonry) with a first coat of plaster.

19. to melt down; extract the impurities from by melting.

    to render fat.

20. to process, as for industrial use.

    to render livestock carcasses.

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verb (used without object)

1. to provide due reward.

2. to separate oil from fat, blubber, etc., by melting.

3. Digital Technology. (of assets in a video game) to load so they are visible to the player in their complete intended form.

   There is a long delay before the geometry renders when I change zones, so sometimes I find my character walking in place up against a wall when the world finally loads.

noun

1. Building Trades. a first coat of plaster for a masonry surface.

render ² American  

[ren-der] / ˈrɛn dər /

noun

1. a person or thing that rends or tears something apart forcefully or violently.

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render British  

/ ˈrɛndə /

verb

1. to present or submit (accounts, etc) for payment, approval, or action

2. to give or provide (aid, charity, a service, etc)

3. to show (obedience), as due or expected

4. to give or exchange, as by way of return or requital

   to render blow for blow

5. to cause to become

   grief had rendered him simple-minded

6. to deliver (a verdict or opinion) formally

7. to portray or depict (something), as in painting, music, or acting

8. computing to use colour and shading to make a digital image look three-dimensional and solid

9. to translate (something) into another language or form

10. (sometimes foll by up) to yield or give

    the tomb rendered up its secret

11. (often foll by back) to return (something); give back

12. to cover the surface of (brickwork, stone, etc) with a coat of plaster

13. (often foll by down) to extract (fat) from (meat) by melting

14. nautical

    1. to reeve (a line)

    2. to slacken (a rope, etc)

15. history (of a feudal tenant) to make (payment) in money, goods, or services to one's overlord

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noun

1. a first thin coat of plaster applied to a surface

2. history a payment in money, goods, or services made by a feudal tenant to his lord

Other Word Forms

• renderable adjective
• renderer noun
• unrenderable adjective

Etymology

Origin of render¹

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English rendren, from Middle French rendre, from unattested Vulgar Latin rendere, alteration (formed by analogy with prendere “to take”) of Latin reddere “to give back,” equivalent to red- prefix meaning “again” or “again and again” + -dere, combining form of dare “to give”; red-

Origin of render²

First recorded in 1580–90; rend + -er ¹

Example Sentences

When rendering spoken words in print, it’s standard practice to delete the “uhs” and “ums” and “likes,” remove irrelevant false starts and silently correct the minor errors of grammar and syntax endemic to human speech.

From Salon

Many of the fast corners that were rendered bends in straights by last year's cars will become a driving challenge again, such as Abbey at Silverstone.

From BBC

Huge numbers of low-cost drones have become a key part in defending the country from Russian attacks that can involve hundreds of attack drones, rendering traditional missile defence systems impractical and costly.

From BBC

Others wondered whether the song would be a radical reinvention that would render the original almost unrecognizable.

From Los Angeles Times

This tension, he said, was compounded by subsequent U.S. intelligence reports alleging that widespread corruption had rendered some of these missiles nonfunctional—including claims of defective silo lids.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• carry out
• depict
• display
• do
• give
• interpret
• perform
• portray
• represent