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render

Syllabification: (rend·er)
Pronunciation: /ˈrendər/
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Definition of render

verb

[with object]
  • 1provide or give (a service, help, etc.):money serves as a reward for services rendered Mrs. Evans would render assistance to those she thought were in real need
  • submit or present for inspection or consideration:he would render income tax returns at the end of the year
  • literary hand over:he will render up his immortal soul
  • deliver (a verdict or judgment):the jury’s finding amounted to the clearest verdict yet rendered upon the scandal
  • 2 [with object and complement] cause to be or become; make:the rains rendered his escape impossible
  • 3represent or depict artistically:the eyes and the cheeks are exceptionally well rendered
  • translate:the phrase was rendered into English
  • Music perform (a piece):a soprano solo reverently rendered by Linda Howie
  • Computing process (an outline image) using color and shading in order to make it appear solid and three-dimensional.
  • 4covertly send (a foreign criminal or terrorist suspect) for interrogation abroad; subject to extraordinary rendition.
  • 5melt down (fat):the fat was being cut up and rendered for lard
  • process (the carcass of an animal) in order to extract proteins, fats, and other usable parts: (as adjective rendered)the rendered down remains of sheep
  • 6cover (stone or brick) with a coat of plaster:external walls will be rendered and tiled

noun

  • a first coat of plaster applied to a brick or stone surface.

Derivatives

renderer

noun

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French rendre, from an alteration of Latin reddere 'give back', from re- 'back' + dare 'give'. The earliest senses were 'recite', 'translate', and 'give back' (hence 'represent' and 'perform'); 'hand over' (hence 'give (help)' and 'submit for consideration'); 'cause to be'; and 'melt down'

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