Main Entry:

¹ren·der

Pronunciation:

\ˈren-dər\

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

ren·dered; ren·der·ing \-d(ə-)riŋ\

Etymology:

Middle English rendren, from Anglo-French rendre to give back, surrender, from Vulgar Latin *rendere, alteration of Latin reddere, partly from re- + dare to give & partly from re- + -dere to put — more at date, do

Date:

14th century

transitive verb1 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 fertilizer2 a: to transmit to another : deliver b: give up, yield c: to furnish for consideration, approval, or information: as (1): to hand down (a legal judgment) (2): to agree on and report (a verdict) 3 a: to give in return or retribution b (1): give back, restore (2): reflect, echo c: to give in acknowledgment of dependence or obligation : pay d: to do (a service) for another4 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: translate5: to direct the execution of : administer <render justice>6: to apply a coat of plaster or cement directly tointransitive verb: to give recompense

— ren·der·able \-d(ə-)rə-bəl\ adjective

— ren·der·er \-dər-ər\ noun