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5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Render \Ren"der\, 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 --Totten. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Render \Ren"der\, n. 1. A surrender. [Obs.] --Shak. 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.] --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Render \Rend"er\ (-?r), n. [From {Rend}.] One who rends. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Render \Ren"der\ (r?n"d?r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rendered} (-d?rd);p. pr & vb n. {Rendering}.] [F. rendre, LL rendre, fr L. reddere; pref. red-, re-, re- + dare to give See {Date}time, and cf {Reddition}, {Rent}.] 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: render v 1: cause to become "The shot rendered her immobile" 2: provide or furnish with "We provided the room with an electrical heater" [syn: {supply}, {provide}, {furnish}] 3: give an interpretation or rendition of [syn: {interpret}] 4: give or supply; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The cow won't give much milk" [syn: {yield}, {return}, {give}, {generate}] 5: as of a verdict, by a jury [syn: {deliver}, {return}] 6: present formally [syn: {submit}] 7: give back [syn: {return}] 8: lose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crime [syn: {forfeit}, {give up}, {throw overboard}, {waive}, {forgo}] [ant: {claim}] 9: to surrender someone or something to another; "the guard delivered the criminal to the police" [syn: {hand over}, {turn in}, {get in}, {deliver}] 10: as of melodies; "Play it again Sam"; "She played the third movement very beautifully" [syn: {play}, {spiel}] 11: bestow; "give hommage" [syn: {give}] 12: melt (fat, lard, etc.) in order to separate out impurities; "try the yak butter" [syn: {try}]
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