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render.

To cause to become.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈɹɛn.də/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɹɛn.dɚ/General-American
  1. To cause to become.

    ditransitive
    The shot rendered her immobile.
  2. To interpret, give an interpretation or rendition of.

    transitive
    The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully.
  3. To translate into another language.

    transitive
    to render Latin into English
  4. To pass down.

    transitive
    render a verdict (i.e., deliver a judgment)
  5. To make over as a return.

    transitive
    They had to render the estate.
  6. To give; to give back; to deliver.

    transitive
    render aid; render money
    to render an account of what really happened
  7. To give up; to yield; to surrender.

    dated · transitive
  8. To transform (a model) into a display on the screen or other media.

    transitive
    rendering images
  9. To apply realistic coloring and shading.

    broadly · transitive
  10. To capture and turn over to another country secretly and extrajudicially.

    transitive
  11. To convert waste animal tissue into a usable byproduct.

    transitive
    rendering of fat into soap
  12. To have fat melt off meat from cooking.

    intransitive
    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.

  16. To return; to pay back; to restore.

    obsolete
  17. To inflict, as a retribution; to requite.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

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

noun/ˈɹɛn.də/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɹɛn.dɚ/General-American
  1. Stucco or plaster applied to exterior walls.

    countable · uncountable
  2. Stucco or plaster applied to interior walls.

    countable · uncountable
  3. A digital image produced by rendering a model.

    countable · uncountable
    A low-resolution render might look blocky.
  4. A surrender.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
  5. A return; a payment of rent.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
  6. An account given; a statement.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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

noun/ˈɹɛn.də/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɹɛn.dɚ/General-American
  1. One who rends.

Where this word comes from

From rend + -er.

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