- (v.t.) To give up; to yield; to surrender.
- (v.t.) Hence, to furnish; to contribute.
- (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.
- (v.t.) To inflict, as a retribution; to requite.
- (n.) One who rends.
- (v.t.) To cause to be or to become; as, to render a person more safe or more unsafe; to render a fortress secure.
- (v.t.) To translate from one language into another; as, to render Latin into English.
- (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.
- (v.t.) To furnish; to state; to deliver; as, to render an account; to render judgment.
- (n.) An account given; a statement.
- (v.i.) To give an account; to make explanation or confession.
- (v.t.) To try out or extract (oil, lard, tallow, etc.) from fatty animal substances; as, to render tallow.
- (n.) A surrender.
- (n.) A return; a payment of rent.
- (v.t.) To return; to pay back; to restore.
- (v.t.) To plaster, as a wall of masonry, without the use of lath.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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