render.
To cause to become.
Meaning & usage
To cause to become.
The shot rendered her immobile.
To interpret, give an interpretation or rendition of.
The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully.
To translate into another language.
to render Latin into English
To pass down.
render a verdict (i.e., deliver a judgment)
To make over as a return.
They had to render the estate.
To give; to give back; to deliver.
render aid; render money
to render an account of what really happened
To give up; to yield; to surrender.
To transform (a model) into a display on the screen or other media.
rendering images
To apply realistic coloring and shading.
To capture and turn over to another country secretly and extrajudicially.
To convert waste animal tissue into a usable byproduct.
rendering of fat into soap
To have fat melt off meat from cooking.
Bacon is very fatty when raw; however, most of the fat will render during cooking.
To cover a wall with a layer of plaster.
to render with stucco
To pass; to run; said of the passage of a rope through a block, eyelet, etc.
A rope renders well, that is, passes freely.
To yield or give way.
To return; to pay back; to restore.
To inflict, as a retribution; to requite.
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”).
Stucco or plaster applied to exterior walls.
Stucco or plaster applied to interior walls.
A digital image produced by rendering a model.
A low-resolution render might look blocky.
A surrender.
A return; a payment of rent.
An account given; a statement.
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”).
One who rends.
Where this word comes from
From rend + -er.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.