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