Definitions for render
ˈrɛn dərren·der

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. render(verb)

   a substance similar to stucco but exclusively applied to masonry walls

2. render(verb)

   cause to become

   "The shot rendered her immobile"

3. supply, provide, render, furnish(verb)

   give something useful or necessary to

   "We provided the room with an electrical heater"

4. interpret, render(verb)

   give an interpretation or rendition of

   "The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully"

5. render, yield, return, give, generate(verb)

   give or supply

   "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family"

6. render, deliver, return(verb)

   pass down

   "render a verdict"; "deliver a judgment"

7. render, submit(verb)

   make over as a return

   "They had to render the estate"

8. render, return(verb)

   give back

   "render money"

9. hand over, fork over, fork out, fork up, turn in, deliver, render(verb)

   to surrender someone or something to another

   "the guard delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the money"

10. picture, depict, render, show(verb)

    show in, or as in, a picture

    "This scene depicts country life"; "the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting"

11. render(verb)

    coat with plastic or cement

    "render the brick walls in the den"

12. give, render(verb)

    bestow

    "give homage"; "render thanks"

13. translate, interpret, render(verb)

    restate (words) from one language into another language

    "I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S."; "Can you interpret the speech of the visiting dignitaries?"; "She rendered the French poem into English"; "He translates for the U.N."

14. try, render(verb)

    melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities

    "try the yak butter"; "render fat in a casserole"

Wiktionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. render(Noun)

   A substance similar to stucco but exclusively applied to masonry walls.

2. render(Noun)

   An image produced by rendering a model.

   A low-resolution render might look blocky.

3. render(Noun)

   A 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 demains. uE000132064uE001 Blackstone.

4. render(Verb)

   To cause to become.

   The shot rendered her immobile.

5. render(Verb)

   To interpret, give an interpretation or rendition of.

   The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully.

6. render(Verb)

   To translate into another language

7. render(Verb)

   To pass down.

   render a verdict (= deliver a judgment)

8. render(Verb)

   To make over as a return.

   They had to render the estate.

9. render(Verb)

   To give; to give back.

10. render(Verb)

    To transform digital information in the form received from a repository into a display on a computer screen, or for other presentation to the user.

    rendering images

11. render(Verb)

    To capture and turn over to another country secretly.

12. render(Verb)

    To convert waste animal tissue into a usable byproduct.

    rendering of fat into soap

13. render(Verb)

    For fat to drip off meat from cooking.

    Bacon is very fatty when raw, however most of that will render during cooking.

14. render(Verb)

    To cover a wall with a film of cement.

Origin: From rendre, from *, from reddere, present active infinitive of reddo.

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Render(noun)

   one who rends

2. Render(verb)

   to return; to pay back; to restore

3. Render(verb)

   to inflict, as a retribution; to requite

4. Render(verb)

   to give up; to yield; to surrender

5. Render(verb)

   hence, to furnish; to contribute

6. Render(verb)

   to furnish; to state; to deliver; as, to render an account; to render judgment

7. Render(verb)

   to cause to be, or to become; as, to render a person more safe or more unsafe; to render a fortress secure

8. Render(verb)

   to translate from one language into another; as, to render Latin into English

9. Render(verb)

   to interpret; to set forth, represent, or exhibit; as, an actor renders his part poorly; a singer renders a passage of music with great effect; a painter renders a scene in a felicitous manner

10. Render(verb)

    to try out or extract (oil, lard, tallow, etc.) from fatty animal substances; as, to render tallow

11. Render(verb)

    to plaster, as a wall of masonry, without the use of lath

12. Render(verb)

    to give an account; to make explanation or confession

13. Render(verb)

    to pass; to run; -- said of the passage of a rope through a block, eyelet, etc.; as, a rope renders well, that is, passes freely; also, to yield or give way

14. Render(noun)

    a surrender

15. Render(noun)

    a return; a payment of rent

16. Render(noun)

    an account given; a statement

Origin: [From Rend.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Render

   ren′dėr, v.t. to give up: to make up: to deliver, furnish, present: to cause to become: to translate into another language: to perform officially, as judgment: to cause to be: to reproduce, as music: to clarify: to plaster without the use of lath.—n. a surrender: a payment of rent: an account given.—adj. Ren′derable.—ns. Ren′derer; Ren′dering, the act of rendering: version: translation: interpretation; Rendi′tion, the act of surrendering, as fugitives from justice: translation.—adj. Rend′ible, capable of being yielded up, or of being translated. [O. Fr. rendre—L. reddĕre—re-, away, dăre, to give.]

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'render' in Verbs Frequency: #691

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of render in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of render in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of render in a Sentence

1. Jean de La Fontaine:

   Neither wealth or greatness render us happy.

2. Justice Anthony Kennedy:

   It can render litigation more burdensome for everyone involved.

3. Ralph Waldo Emerson:

   Trust your instinct to the end, though you can render no reason.

4. Marco Rubio:

   The biggest public service John Kerry can render now is to go away.

5. Sir Wilfred Grenfell:

   The service we render others is the rent we pay for our room on earth.

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