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Render   /rˈɛndər/   Listen
verb
Render  v. t.  (past & past part. rendered;pres. part. rendering)  
1.
To return; to pay back; to restore. "Whose smallest minute lost, no riches render may."
2.
To inflict, as a retribution; to requite. "I will render vengeance to mine enemies."
3.
To give up; to yield; to surrender. "I 'll make her render up her page to me."
4.
Hence, to furnish; to contribute. "Logic renders its daily service to wisdom and virtue."
5.
To furnish; to state; to deliver; as, to render an account; to render judgment.
6.
To cause to be, or to become; as, to render a person more safe or more unsafe; to render a fortress secure.
7.
To translate from one language into another; as, to render Latin into English.
8.
To interpret; to set forth, represent, or exhibit; as, an actor renders his part poorly; a singer renders a passage of music with great effect; a painter renders a scene in a felicitous manner. "He did render him the most unnatural That lived amongst men."
9.
To try out or extract (oil, lard, tallow, etc.) from fatty animal substances; as, to render tallow.
10.
To plaster, as a wall of masonry, without the use of lath.


Render  v. i.  
1.
To give an account; to make explanation or confession. (Obs.)
2.
(Naut.) To pass; to run; said of the passage of a rope through a block, eyelet, etc.; as, a rope renders well, that is, passes freely; also, to yield or give way.


noun
Render  n.  One who rends.


Render  n.  
1.
A surrender. (Obs.)
2.
A return; a payment of rent. "In those early times the king's household was supported by specific renders of corn and other victuals from the tenants of the demains."
3.
An account given; a statement. (Obs.)





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"Render" Quotes from Famous Books



... usual fault of young speakers is too much action. To emphasize all parts alike, is equivalent to no emphasis; and by employing forcible gestures on unimportant passages, we diminish our power to render other parts impressive. ...
— McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader • William Holmes McGuffey
... The Taylor. Last night, a little before sundown, until after dark, we were amused by a farce enacted by the natives, apparently to keep us quiet and render us powerless, while they approached the water hole and got what water they required. They commenced at some distance off, raising a heavy black smoke, (by setting fire to the spinifex), and calling out most lustily at the top of their voices. As the sun got lower I had ...
— Explorations in Australia, The Journals of John McDouall Stuart • John McDouall Stuart
... occurred to him that they could render no help, even if they did catch sight of their unfortunate companion; for they were never less than twenty feet above the narrow hissing and roaring stream, and there was not a spot where a rock could be grasped: everything was worn too smooth by the constant passage of the water, ...
— The Crystal Hunters - A Boy's Adventures in the Higher Alps • George Manville Fenn
... Finally to render feasible the ideal development of all peoples, and put an end to war, America must bring about a league of all nations. It develops ...
— Freedom, Truth and Beauty • Edward Doyle
... The idea was that she had been purposely lost. In high glee at the thoughts of an adventure, the party shoved off from the frigate. Mr Thorn was directed to ascertain the character of the ship, and to render assistance if it was required. A light breeze from the westward enabled them to stand in under sail towards the shore. As they drew towards the wreck, they looked anxiously to ascertain her condition. She was on shore about a quarter of a mile from the ...
— The Three Midshipmen • W.H.G. Kingston


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