render

[ ren-der ]

/ ˈrɛn dər /

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verb (used with object)

to cause to be or become; make: to render someone helpless.

to do; perform: to render a service.

to furnish; provide: to render aid.

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

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

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.

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

to deliver formally or officially; hand down: to render a verdict.

to translate into another language: to render French poems into English.

to represent; depict, as in painting: to render a landscape.

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

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

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

to give in return or requital: to render good for evil.

to give back; restore (often followed by back).

to send (a suspected criminal) abroad; subject to rendition (def. 4).

to give up; surrender.

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

to melt down; extract the impurities from by melting: to render fat.

to process, as for industrial use: to render livestock carcasses.

verb (used without object)

to provide due reward.

to try out oil from fat, blubber, etc., by melting.

noun

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

SYNONYMS FOR render

3 give, supply, contribute, afford.

4 demonstrate.

17 cede, yield.

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Origin of render

1275–1325; Middle English rendren<Middle French rendre<Vulgar Latin *rendere, alteration (formed by analogy with prendere to take) of Latin reddere ‘to give back’, equivalent to red-red- + -dere, combining form of dare ‘to give’

OTHER WORDS FROM render

ren·der·a·ble, adjectiveren·der·er, nounun·ren·der·a·ble, adjectiveun·ren·dered, adjective

well-rendered, adjective

Words nearby render

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Definition for render (2 of 2)

render²

[ ren-der ]

/ ˈrɛn dər /

noun

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

Origin of render

First recorded in 1580–90; rend + -er¹

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Example sentences from the Web for render

His books include Render unto Rome and a novel about Louisiana politics, Last of the Red Hot Poppas.
The Louisiana Racists Who Courted Steve Scalise|Jason Berry|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
But time and history will render an unambiguous verdict on this matter, as Rubio shall soon see.
Rubio’s Embargo Anger Plays to the Past|Michael Tomasky|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What qualifies as vast enough, as comprehensive enough, as representative enough to faithfully render a city and its people?
A History of Paris in 150 Photographs|Sarah Moroz|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Delisting the Yellowstone grizzly will render this achievable goal of connectivity impossible.
What It Takes to Kill a Grizzly Bear|Doug Peacock|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Despite the high numbers, the CDC has stressed the notion that a quick response may render them “very unlikely.”
CDC’s Worst Case Scenario: 1.4 Million Ebola Cases|Abby Haglage|September 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As Perker said this, he looked towards the door, with an evident desire to render the leave-taking as brief as possible.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2)|Charles Dickens
Yet it certainly would render the country more agreeable to strangers, whether sojourners or mere travelers.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
But for the trees, these sullen skies and level grounds would render England dreary enough.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
This is a slow process, but earnest hearts and united minds will render it a sure one.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
The movements which its active motion causes among the corpuscles render it conspicuous.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd

British Dictionary definitions for render

render

/ (ˈrɛndə) /

verb (tr)

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

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

to show (obedience), as due or expected

to give or exchange, as by way of return or requitalto render blow for blow

to cause to becomegrief had rendered him simple-minded

to deliver (a verdict or opinion) formally

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

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

to translate (something) into another language or form

(sometimes foll by up) to yield or givethe tomb rendered up its secret

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

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

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

nautical

to reeve (a line)
to slacken (a rope, etc)

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

noun

a first thin coat of plaster applied to a surface

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

Derived forms of render

renderable, adjectiverenderer, noun

Word Origin for render

C14: from Old French rendre, from Latin reddere to give back (influenced by Latin prendere to grasp), from re- + dare to give

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verb (used without object)

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