Definitions for the word "render" from multiple English dictionaries.
1. n.
One who rends.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. v. t.
To return; to pay back; to restore.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. v. t.
To inflict, as a retribution; to requite.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. v. t.
To give up; to yield; to surrender.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. v. t.
Hence, to furnish; to contribute.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. v. t.
To furnish; to state; to deliver; as, to render an account; to render judgment.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. v. t.
To cause to be, or to become; as, to render a person more safe or more unsafe; to render a fortress secure.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
8. v. t.
To translate from one language into another; as, to render Latin into English.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
9. v. t.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
10. v. t.
To try out or extract (oil, lard, tallow, etc.) from fatty animal substances; as, to render tallow.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
11. v. t.
To plaster, as a wall of masonry, without the use of lath.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
12. v. i.
To give an account; to make explanation or confession.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
13. v. i.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
14. n.
A surrender.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
15. n.
A return; a payment of rent.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
16. n.
An account given; a statement.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
17. v.
1 cause to be or become (rendered us helpless). 2 give or pay (money, service, etc.), esp. In return or as a thing due. 3 (often foll. By to) a give (assistance). B show (obedience etc.). C do (a service etc.). 4 submit; send in; present (an account, reason, etc.). 5 a represent or portray. B act (a role). C mus. Perform; execute. 6 translate. 7 (often foll. By down) melt down (fat etc.). 8 cover (stone or brick) with a coat of plaster. rendering n. (esp. In senses 5, 6, and 8). [latin reddo give back]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
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