render meaning and definition

RENDER noun

Definition of render (noun)

1. a substance similar to stucco but exclusively applied to masonry walls

RENDER verb

Definition of render (verb)

1. cause to become
   • "The shot rendered her immobile"
2. give something useful or necessary to
   • "We provided the room with an electrical heater"
   • synonyms: furnish, provide, supply
3. give an interpretation or rendition of
   • "The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully"
   • synonyms: interpret
4. give or supply
   • "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family"
   • synonyms: generate, give, return, yield
5. pass down
   • "render a verdict"; "deliver a judgment"
   • synonyms: deliver, return
6. make over as a return
   • "They had to render the estate"
   • synonyms: submit
7. give back
   • "render money"
   • synonyms: return
8. to surrender someone or something to another
   • "the guard delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the money"
   • synonyms: deliver, fork out, fork over, fork up, hand over, turn in
9. show in, or as in, a picture
   • "This scene depicts country life"; "the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting"
   • synonyms: depict, picture, show
10. coat with plastic or cement
    • "render the brick walls in the den"
11. bestow
    • "give homage"; "render thanks"
    • synonyms: give
12. restate (words) from one language into another language
    • "I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S."; "Can you interpret the speech of the visiting dignitaries?"; "She rendered the French poem into English"; "He translates for the U.N."
    • synonyms: interpret, translate
13. melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities
    • "try the yak butter"; "render fat in a casserole"
    • synonyms: try