render
verbnounnounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈɹɛn.də//
- United States//ˈɹɛn.dɚ//
To cause to become.
verb
- 1
To cause to become.
The shot rendered her immobile.
[…] St. Bede's at this period of its history was perhaps the poorest and most miserable parish in the East End of London. Close-packed, crushed by the buttressed height of the railway viaduct, rendered airless by huge walls of factories, it at once banished lively interest from a stranger's mind and left only a dull oppression of the spirit.
This service has suffered badly from Department for Transport-inspired cuts which reduced it from hourly to two-hourly. This, coupled with regular cancellations, has rendered the train service between the area's two biggest towns almost unusable.
- 2
To interpret, give an interpretation or rendition of.
The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully.
we may, at last, render our philosophy like that of Epictetus
- 3
To translate into another language.
to render Latin into English
- 4
To pass down.
render a verdict (i.e., deliver a judgment)
- 5
To make over as a return.
They had to render the estate.
- 6
To give; to give back; to deliver.
render aid; render money
to render an account of what really happened
Logic renders its daily service to wisdom and virtue.
The first thing that greets you on entering the church is a notice asking you not to vex the goat, since it renders valuable service in keeping the churchyard tidy.
- 7
datedTo give up; to yield; to surrender.
I'll make her render up her page to me.
- 8
To transform (a model) into a display on the screen or other media.
rendering images
They will feature full-motion-video backgrounds that will behave as if rendered in 3-D—the Rabbids will duck behind and jump over real objects as if they were designed into the stage.
- 9
To apply realistic coloring and shading.
- 10
To capture and turn over to another country secretly and extrajudicially.
- 11
To convert waste animal tissue into a usable byproduct.
rendering of fat into soap
- 12
To have fat melt off meat from cooking.
Bacon is very fatty when raw; however, most of the fat will render during cooking.
- 13
To cover a wall with a layer of plaster.
to render with stucco
- 14
To pass; to run; said of the passage of a rope through a block, eyelet, etc.
A rope renders well, that is, passes freely.
- 15
To yield or give way.
The rope of a laniard or tackle is said to render when, by pulling upon one part, each other part takes its share of the strain.
- 16
obsoleteTo return; to pay back; to restore.
whose smallest minute lost, no riches render may
- 17
obsoleteTo inflict, as a retribution; to requite.
I will render vengeance to mine enemies.
Etymology
From Middle English renderen, rendren, from Old French rendre (“render, give back”), from Late Latin rendere, from Latin reddere (“make, give back”).
noun
- 1
Stucco or plaster applied to exterior walls.
- 2
Stucco or plaster applied to interior walls.
- 3
A digital image produced by rendering a model.
A low-resolution render might look blocky.
- 4
obsoleteA surrender.
- 5
obsoleteA return; a payment of rent.
In those early times the king's household was supported by specific renders of corn and other victuals from the tenants of the demesnes.
- 6
obsoleteAn account given; a statement.
And send forth us , to make their sorrow'd render, Together with a recompense more fruitful Than their offence can weigh down by the dram
noun
- 1
One who rends.
Oh, this render of hearts, this murderer of love, this perpetual crucifier of Christ, […]
Etymology
From rend + -er.
Forms
- plural
- renders
- past tense
- rendered
- past participle
- rendered
- present participle
- rendering
- third person singular
- renders