Pronunciations (2)
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/ˈɹɛn.də/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
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/ˈɹɛn.dɚ/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
Verb
To cause to become.
Usage- Ditransitive
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The shot rendered her immobile.
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[…] St. Bede's at this period of its history was perhaps the poorest and most miserable parish in the East End of London. Close-packed, crushed by the buttressed height of the railway viaduct, rendered airless by huge walls of factories, it at once banished lively interest from a stranger's mind and left only a dull oppression of the spirit.
This service has suffered badly from Department for Transport-inspired cuts which reduced it from hourly to two-hourly. This, coupled with regular cancellations, has rendered the train service between the area's two biggest towns almost unusable.
To interpret, give an interpretation or rendition of.
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The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully.
we may, at last, render our philosophy like that of Epictetus
To translate into another language.
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to render Latin into English
To pass down.
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render a verdict (i.e., deliver a judgment)
To make over as a return.
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They had to render the estate.
To give; to give back; to deliver.
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render aid; render money
to render an account of what really happened
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Logic renders its daily service to wisdom and virtue.
The first thing that greets you on entering the church is a notice asking you not to vex the goat, since it renders valuable service in keeping the churchyard tidy.
To give up; to yield; to surrender.
Usage- Dated
- Transitive
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I'll make her render up her page to me.
To transform (a model) into a display on the screen or other media.
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rendering images
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They will feature full-motion-video backgrounds that will behave as if rendered in 3-D—the Rabbids will duck behind and jump over real objects as if they were designed into the stage.
To apply realistic coloring and shading.
Usage- broadly
- Transitive
To capture and turn over to another country secretly and extrajudicially.
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To convert waste animal tissue into a usable byproduct.
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rendering of fat into soap
To have fat melt off meat from cooking.
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Bacon is very fatty when raw; however, most of the fat will render during cooking.
To cover a wall with a layer of plaster.
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to render with stucco
To pass; to run; said of the passage of a rope through a block, eyelet, etc.
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A rope renders well, that is, passes freely.
To yield or give way.
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The rope of a laniard or tackle is said to render when, by pulling upon one part, each other part takes its share of the strain.
To return; to pay back; to restore.
Usage- Obsolete
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whose smallest minute lost, no riches render may
To inflict, as a retribution; to requite.
Usage- Obsolete
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I will render vengeance to mine enemies.
Noun
Stucco or plaster applied to exterior walls.
Usage- Countable
- Uncountable
Stucco or plaster applied to interior walls.
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- Uncountable
A digital image produced by rendering a model.
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- Uncountable
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A low-resolution render might look blocky.
A surrender.
Usage- Countable
- Obsolete
- Uncountable
A return; a payment of rent.
Usage- Countable
- Obsolete
- Uncountable
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In those early times the king's household was supported by specific renders of corn and other victuals from the tenants of the demesnes.
An account given; a statement.
Usage- Countable
- Obsolete
- Uncountable
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And send forth us , to make their sorrow'd render, Together with a recompense more fruitful Than their offence can weigh down by the dram
Noun
One who rends.
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Oh, this render of hearts, this murderer of love, this perpetual crucifier of Christ, […]
Noun
a substance similar to stucco but exclusively applied to masonry walls
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Verb
cause to become
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The shot rendered her immobile
give something useful or necessary to
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We provided the room with an electrical heater
The conference center offers a health spa
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The hotel offers private meeting rooms
give an interpretation or rendition of
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The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully
give or supply
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The cow brings in 5 liters of milk
This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn
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The estate renders some revenue for the family
pass down
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render a verdict
deliver a judgment
make over as a return
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They had to render the estate
give back
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render money
to surrender someone or something to another
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the guard delivered the criminal to the police
render up the prisoners
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render the town to the enemy
fork over the money
show in, or as in, a picture
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This scene depicts country life
the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting
coat with plastic or cement
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render the brick walls in the den
bestow
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give homage
render thanks
restate (words) from one language into another language
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I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S.
Can you interpret the speech of the visiting dignitaries?
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She rendered the French poem into English
He translates for the U.N.
melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities
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try the yak butter
render fat in a casserole