First Known Use: 14th century
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verb ren·der \ˈren-dər\
: to cause (someone or something) to be in a specified condition
: to give (something) to someone
law : to officially report or declare (a legal judgment, such as a verdict)
ren·deredren·der·ing \-d(ə-)riŋ\
Full Definition of RENDER
transitive verb
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a : to melt down <render suet>; also : to extract by melting <render lard> b : to treat so as to convert into industrial fats and oils or fertilizer
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a (1) : to cause to be or become : make <enough rainfall … to render irrigation unnecessary — P. E. James> <rendered him helpless> (2) : impart b (1) : to reproduce or represent by artistic or verbal means : depict (2) : to give a performance of (3) : to produce a copy or version of <the documents are rendered in the original French> (4) : to execute the motions of <render a salute> c : translate
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: to direct the execution of : administer <render justice>
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: to apply a coat of plaster or cement directly to
intransitive verb
: to give recompense
— ren·der·able \-d(ə-)rə-bəl\ adjective
— ren·der·er \-dər-ər\ noun
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Origin of RENDER
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2render
noun
Definition of RENDER
: a return especially in goods or services due from a feudal tenant to his lord
First Known Use of RENDER
1647
RENDERER Defined for Kids
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verb ren·der \ˈren-dər\
ren·deredren·der·ing
Definition of RENDER for Kids
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: to cause to be or become <… the girls were rendered quite speechless by the miracle. — Louisa May Alcott, Little Women>
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: to furnish or give to another <Passing drivers stopped to render aid.>
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: to officially report <The jury rendered a verdict.>
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: to obtain by heating <render lard from fat>
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: perform 3 <render a song>
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