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Render

//ˈɹɛn.də// name, noun, verb

Definitions

Proper Noun

1
A surname.

Noun

1
Stucco or plaster applied to exterior walls. countable, uncountable
2
One who rends.
"Oh, this render of hearts, this murderer of love, this perpetual crucifier of Christ, […]"
3
a substance similar to stucco but exclusively applied to masonry walls wordnet
4
Stucco or plaster applied to interior walls. countable, uncountable
5
A digital image produced by rendering a model. countable, uncountable
"A low-resolution render might look blocky."

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6
A surrender. countable, obsolete, uncountable
7
A return; a payment of rent. countable, obsolete, uncountable
"In those early times the king's household was supported by specific renders of corn and other victuals from the tenants of the demesnes."
8
An account given; a statement. countable, obsolete, uncountable
"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"

Verb

1
To cause to become. ditransitive
"The shot rendered her immobile."
2
cause to become wordnet
3
To interpret, give an interpretation or rendition of. transitive
"The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully."
4
melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities wordnet
5
To translate into another language. transitive
"to render Latin into English"

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6
restate (words) from one language into another language wordnet
7
To pass down. transitive
"render a verdict (i.e., deliver a judgment)"
8
bestow wordnet
9
To make over as a return. transitive
"They had to render the estate."
10
pass down wordnet
11
To give; to give back; to deliver. transitive
"render aid; render money"
12
coat with plastic or cement wordnet
13
To give up; to yield; to surrender. dated, transitive
"I'll make her render up her page to me."
14
give or supply wordnet
15
To transform (a model) into a display on the screen or other media. transitive
"rendering images"
16
show in, or as in, a picture wordnet
17
To apply realistic coloring and shading. broadly, transitive
18
give an interpretation or rendition of wordnet
19
To capture and turn over to another country secretly and extrajudicially. transitive
20
to surrender someone or something to another wordnet
21
To convert waste animal tissue into a usable byproduct. transitive
"rendering of fat into soap"
22
give back wordnet
23
To have fat melt off meat from cooking. intransitive
"Bacon is very fatty when raw; however, most of the fat will render during cooking."
24
make over as a return wordnet
25
To cover a wall with a layer of plaster.
"to render with stucco"
26
give something useful or necessary to wordnet
27
To pass; to run; said of the passage of a rope through a block, eyelet, etc.
"A rope renders well, that is, passes freely."
28
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."
29
To return; to pay back; to restore. obsolete
"whose smallest minute lost, no riches render may"
30
To inflict, as a retribution; to requite. obsolete
"I will render vengeance to mine enemies."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English renderen, rendren, from Old French rendre (“render, give back”), from Late Latin rendere, from Latin reddere (“make, give back”).

Etymology 2

From Middle English renderen, rendren, from Old French rendre (“render, give back”), from Late Latin rendere, from Latin reddere (“make, give back”).

Etymology 3

rend + -er

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