rendition

American  

[ren-dish-uhn] / rɛnˈdɪʃ ən /

noun

1. the act of rendering.

   Synonyms:

   version, interpretation

2. a translation.

3. an interpretation, as of a role or a piece of music.

4. the legal procedure or process of sending a suspected criminal to another country to be interrogated or detained, usually for law-enforcement purposes.

5. Archaic. surrender.

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rendition British  

/ rɛnˈdɪʃən /

noun

1. a performance of a musical composition, dramatic role, etc

2. a translation of a text

3. the act of rendering

4. archaic surrender

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verb

1. (tr) to subject (a person) to extraordinary rendition

Other Word Forms

• nonrendition noun

Etymology

Origin of rendition

1595–1605; < Middle French, alteration of reddition (< Middle English reddicion ) < Late Latin redditiōn- (stem of redditiō ), equivalent to Latin reddit ( us ) (past participle of reddere; render ¹ ) + -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

In some smart sequencing, it is followed by a sweet rendition of Ian Tyson’s song “Tom Blasingame,” about the same respected fellow.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Errol Flynn’s rendition in 1949’s “That Forsyte Woman” is viewed as one of his best performances.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

In a funky rendition of “Oh Happy Day,” for instance, the director augments the Sweet Inspirations’ original backing vocals with the newly recorded voices of a gospel choir from Nashville.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

He battled skaters in Mortal Kombat and Deadpool costumes before skating to a rendition of Britney Spears' "Hit Me Baby One More Time" as the crowd cheered and clapped along.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

The Manifest High School band was out in full force and played the most inspiring rendition of “Hail to the Chief.”

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool

Related Words

• depiction
• interpretation
• portrayal
• presentation
• rendering
• transcription
• translation
• version