Definition of render
rendered
;rendering
play \-d(ə-)riŋ\transitive verb
1a : to melt down render suet; also : to extract by melting render lardb : to treat so as to convert into industrial fats and oils or fertilizer
2a : to transmit to another : deliverb : give up, yieldc : to furnish for consideration, approval, or information: such as (1) : to hand down (a legal judgment) (2) : to agree on and report (a verdict)
3a : to give in return or retributionb (1) : give back, restore (2) : reflect, echoc : to give in acknowledgment of dependence or obligation : payd : to do (a service) for another
4a (1) : to cause to be or become : make enough rainfall … to render irrigation unnecessary — P. E. James rendered him helpless (2) : impartb (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 salutec : translate
5 : to direct the execution of : administer render justice
6 : to apply a coat of plaster or cement directly to
intransitive verb
: to give recompense
From the M-W Editors
Examples of render in a Sentence
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.
render
Definition of render
: a return especially in goods or services due from a feudal tenant to his lord
First Known Use of render
1647
RENDER Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of render for English Language Learners
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: to cause (someone or something) to be in a specified condition
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: to give (something) to someone
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law : to officially report or declare (a legal judgment, such as a verdict)
RENDER Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of render for Students
rendered
;rendering
1 : to cause to be or become … the girls were rendered quite speechless by the miracle. — Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
2 : to furnish or give to another Passing drivers stopped to render aid.
3 : to officially report The jury rendered a verdict.
4 : to obtain by heating render lard from fat
5 : perform 3 render a song
Law Dictionary
render
playLegal Definition of render
1 : to transmit to another : deliver
2 : to furnish for consideration, approval, or information: as a : hand down render a judgment b : to agree on and report (a verdict) — compare enter
3 : to give in acknowledgment of dependence or obligation : make payment of
4 : to direct the execution of render justice
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