Definition of render
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: 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
2a
: 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)
3a
: to give in return or retribution
c
: to give in acknowledgment of dependence or obligation : pay
d
: to do (a service) for another
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
5
: to direct the execution of : administer
render justice
6
: to apply a coat of plaster or cement directly to
: to give recompense
render
nounDefinition of render (Entry 2 of 2)
: a return especially in goods or services due from a feudal tenant to his lord
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The first known use of render was in the 14th century
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