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Meaning Of Render

  1. n.
    One who rends.
  2. v. t.
    To return; to pay back; to restore.
  3. v. t.
    To inflict, as a retribution; to requite.
  4. v. t.
    To give up; to yield; to surrender.
  5. v. t.
    Hence, to furnish; to contribute.
  6. v. t.
    To furnish; to state; to deliver; as, to render an account; to render judgment.
  7. v. t.
    To cause to be, or to become; as, to render a person more safe or more unsafe; to render a fortress secure.
  8. v. t.
    To translate from one language into another; as, to render Latin into English.
  9. v. t.
    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.
  10. v. t.
    To try out or extract (oil, lard, tallow, etc.) from fatty animal substances; as, to render tallow.
  11. v. t.
    To plaster, as a wall of masonry, without the use of lath.
  12. v. i.
    To give an account; to make explanation or confession.
  13. v. i.
    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.
  14. n.
    A surrender.
  15. n.
    A return; a payment of rent.
  16. n.
    An account given; a statement.



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