Render — Defs

01 n. One who rends.

02 v. t. To return; to pay back; to restore.

imp. & p. p. Rendered; p. pr. & vb. n. Rendering

1.
To return; to pay back; to restore.
“Whose smallest minute lost, no riches render may.” — Spenser.
2.
To inflict, as a retribution; to requite.
“I will render vengeance to mine enemies.” — Deut. xxxii. 41.
3.
To give up; to yield; to surrender.
“I 'll make her render up her page to me.” — Shak.
4.
Hence, to furnish; to contribute.
“Logic renders its daily service to wisdom and virtue.” — I. Watts.
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.” — Shak.
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.

03 v. i. To give an account; to make explanation or confession.

1.
To give an account; to make explanation or confession.[Obs.]
2.
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.(Naut.)

04 n. A surrender.

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.” — Blackstone.
3.
An account given; a statement.[Obs.]