Render - Definition

n 1: a substance similar to stucco but exclusively applied to
masonry walls
v 1: cause to become; "The shot rendered her immobile"
2: give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room
with an electrical heater" [syn: supply, provide,
render, furnish]
3: give an interpretation or rendition of; "The pianist rendered
the Beethoven sonata beautifully" [syn: interpret,
render]
4: give or supply; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This
year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate
renders some revenue for the family" [syn: render, yield,
return, give, generate]
5: pass down; "render a verdict"; "deliver a judgment" [syn:
render, deliver, return]
6: make over as a return; "They had to render the estate" [syn:
render, submit]
7: give back; "render money" [syn: render, return]
8: to surrender someone or something to another; "the guard
delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the
prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the
money" [syn: hand over, fork over, fork out, fork up,
turn in, deliver, render]
9: show in, or as in, a picture; "This scene depicts country
life"; "the face of the child is rendered with much
tenderness in this painting" [syn: picture, depict,
render, show]
10: coat with plastic or cement; "render the brick walls in the
den"
11: bestow; "give homage"; "render thanks" [syn: give,
render]
12: restate (words) from one language into another language; "I
have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the
U.S."; "Can you interpret the speech of the visiting
dignitaries?"; "She rendered the French poem into English";
"He translates for the U.N." [syn: translate, interpret,
render]
13: melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities; "try
the yak butter"; "render fat in a casserole" [syn: try,
render]