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Render has 18 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Verb · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a substance similar to stucco but exclusively applied to masonry walls

"The craftsman chose to render the exterior brickwork in white stucco to protect it from the rain."

2

Stucco or plaster applied to walls (mostly to outside masonry walls).

"The definition provided describes a person or thing that tears apart, but "render" does not have this meaning; it typically means to provide, cause to happen, or make something possible, so no natural example sentence can be written for the non-existent definition of "render" as "one who rends.""

3

One who rends.

In plain English: A render is an image created by computer software to show what something will look like before it is built or printed.

"The doctor asked for an X-ray to render before discussing further treatment options."

Usage: As a noun, render refers specifically to the stucco or plaster coating used on exterior masonry walls. Do not confuse this building material with the verb form meaning to produce something digitally or provide assistance.

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"

3

give an interpretation or rendition of

"The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully"

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"

5

pass down

"render a verdict"

"deliver a judgment"

6

make over as a return

"They had to render the estate"

7

give back

"render money"

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"

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"

10

coat with plastic or cement

"render the brick walls in the den"

11

bestow

"give homage"

"render thanks"

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."

13

melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities

"try the yak butter"

"render fat in a casserole"

14

To cause to become.

"The intense heat rendered the metal too brittle to use safely."

Proper Noun
1

A surname​.

"Mr. Render was elected as the new chairman of the local community council."

Example Sentences
"The doctor asked for an X-ray to render before discussing further treatment options." noun
"The judge rendered a verdict that surprised everyone in the courtroom." noun
"After hours of debate, they finally reached a render on how to split the bill." noun
"Her artistic render captured the soft light of the sunset perfectly." noun
See Also
renderer misrender become fix image disable judge transfixed
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
stucco make give perform produce communicate pass represent coat repeat melt
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
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Origin

The word entered English via the Old French rendre, which originally meant "to make" or "give back." It ultimately traces its roots to the Late Latin verb reddere.

Rhyming Words
der ider oder eder cder hoder alder nader under udder loder inder seder wider moder coder order cnder odder cyder
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