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rendered; rendering
ˈren-d(ə-)riŋ 
2
a
: to transmit to another : deliver
c
: to furnish for consideration, approval, or information: such as
(1)
: to hand down (a legal judgment)
(2)
: to agree on and report (a verdict)
3
a
: to give in return or retribution
c
: to give in acknowledgment of dependence or obligation : pay
d
: to do (a service) for another
4
b(1)
: to reproduce or represent by artistic or verbal means : depict
(2)
: to give a performance of
c
: to give recompense
: a return especially in goods or services due from a feudal tenant to his lord
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Verb
Depression can render a person helpless.
Both passengers were rendered unconscious in the accident.
The sight of her rendered him speechless.
The virus rendered the computer useless.
He witnessed a car accident and stopped to render aid.
The jury rendered a verdict of not guilty.
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Steve Leblanc, ajc, 22 Jan. 2023
The five officers — all of whom are Black — were found to have violated department policies pertaining to use of force, duty to render aid and duty to intervene, the department said in a news release.
—Robert Klemko, Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2023
The police department said in a statement that the officers, who had been on the force between two and a half and five years, violated multiple department policies – including those on use of force, failure to render aid and their duty to intervene.
—Lucas Finton, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2023
The five officers — all of whom are Black — were found to have violated department policies pertaining to use of force, duty to render aid, and duty to intervene, the department said in a news release.
—Robert Klemko, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Jan. 2023
Investigators working on an internal review of the arrest found the officers violated policies for use of force, duty to intervene and duty to render aid.
—Steve Almasy, CNN, 20 Jan. 2023
Even without taking into account the billions of social media videos and clips, the options available to viewers have become so paralyzing as to render the notion of only three major networks virtually unthinkable.
—Greg Carannante, Sun Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2023
From the whitewashed mosque atop a high ridge, the muezzin’s call to prayer reverberates solemnly off the surrounding rocky spurs, a sound that seems to render all others irrelevant.
—Vivian Yee, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2023
As Druckmann explains, the high body count is necessary to render the mechanics instinctive for the player.
—Will Bedingfield, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2023
Chris Smith, BGR, 9 Nov. 2022
While the exact size of these cutouts remains to be seen, a render of what the design may look like is below.
—Yoni Heisler, BGR, 2 Mar. 2022
Enlarge / An unofficial render of the OnePlus 11 Pro.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 12 Sep. 2022
Extreme wide shots and surveillance cameras induce a sense of paranoia, while extreme close-ups render faces unrecognizable.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Sep. 2022
Mansion’s’ drab comic strokes and narrative render the movie almost superfluous.
—Carson Burton, Variety, 9 Sep. 2022
Some cases may also come with the S Pen, according to a marketing render shared by leaker Evan Blass.
—Jay Peters, The Verge, 13 Jan. 2021
Mascharka said designers even asked for small notes, like the placement of a storm drain near the field, to get even the finest details in their final render.
—Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Aug. 2022
Every customer will be sent a render of their pendant by October, but can't influence the design.
—Matthew Humphries, PCMAG, 2 Aug. 2022
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Verb
The five Memphis Police Department officers were fired Friday, less than two weeks after the Jan. 7 arrest of Tyre Nichols, 29, Officials said the five were dismissed for excessive use of force, failure to intervene and failure to render aid.
—Steve Leblanc, ajc, 22 Jan. 2023
The five officers — all of whom are Black — were found to have violated department policies pertaining to use of force, duty to render aid and duty to intervene, the department said in a news release.
—Robert Klemko, Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2023
The police department said in a statement that the officers, who had been on the force between two and a half and five years, violated multiple department policies – including those on use of force, failure to render aid and their duty to intervene.
—Lucas Finton, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2023
The five officers — all of whom are Black — were found to have violated department policies pertaining to use of force, duty to render aid, and duty to intervene, the department said in a news release.
—Robert Klemko, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Jan. 2023
Investigators working on an internal review of the arrest found the officers violated policies for use of force, duty to intervene and duty to render aid.
—Steve Almasy, CNN, 20 Jan. 2023
Even without taking into account the billions of social media videos and clips, the options available to viewers have become so paralyzing as to render the notion of only three major networks virtually unthinkable.
—Greg Carannante, Sun Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2023
From the whitewashed mosque atop a high ridge, the muezzin’s call to prayer reverberates solemnly off the surrounding rocky spurs, a sound that seems to render all others irrelevant.
—Vivian Yee, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2023
As Druckmann explains, the high body count is necessary to render the mechanics instinctive for the player.
—Will Bedingfield, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2023
Noun
The image above shows a digital render of the concept.
—Chris Smith, BGR, 9 Nov. 2022
While the exact size of these cutouts remains to be seen, a render of what the design may look like is below.
—Yoni Heisler, BGR, 2 Mar. 2022
Enlarge / An unofficial render of the OnePlus 11 Pro.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 12 Sep. 2022
Extreme wide shots and surveillance cameras induce a sense of paranoia, while extreme close-ups render faces unrecognizable.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Sep. 2022
Mansion’s’ drab comic strokes and narrative render the movie almost superfluous.
—Carson Burton, Variety, 9 Sep. 2022
Some cases may also come with the S Pen, according to a marketing render shared by leaker Evan Blass.
—Jay Peters, The Verge, 13 Jan. 2021
Mascharka said designers even asked for small notes, like the placement of a storm drain near the field, to get even the finest details in their final render.
—Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Aug. 2022
Every customer will be sent a render of their pendant by October, but can't influence the design.
—Matthew Humphries, PCMAG, 2 Aug. 2022
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Word History
Etymology
Verb
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
First Known Use
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a
Noun
1647, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of render was
in the 14th century
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Cite this Entry
“Render.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/render. Accessed 1 Feb. 2023.
Kids Definition
render
verb
ren·der
ˈren-dər
rendered; rendering
-d(ə-)riŋ
renderable
adjective
-d(ə-)rə-bəl
renderer
noun
-dər-ər
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