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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 Rendering n. The act of one who renders, or that which is rendered. Specifically: (a)A version; translation; as, the rendering of the Hebrew text. (b)In art, the presentation, expression, or interpretation of an idea, theme, or part. (c)The act of laying the first coat of plaster on brickwork or stonework. (d)The coat of plaster thus laid on. (e)The process of trying out or extracting lard, tallow, etc., from animal fat.
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