From Middle English renderen, rendren, from Old French rendre (“render, give back”), from Late Latin rendere, from Latin reddere (“make, give back”).
Meanings
(countable, uncountable) Stucco or plaster applied to exterior walls.
(countable, uncountable) Stucco or plaster applied to interior walls.
(countable, uncountable) A digital image produced by rendering a model.
A low-resolution render might look blocky.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable) A surrender.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable) 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 demesnes. 1765–1769, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, (please specify |book=I to IV), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Clarendon Press, →OCLC:
(countable, obsolete, uncountable) An account given; a statement.
And send forth us , to make their sorrow'd render,
Together with a recompense more fruitful
Than their offence can weigh down by the dram c. 1605–1608 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Tymon of Athens”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]:
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es render (a digital image produced by rendering a model) · az mala (stucco or plaster) · de Wiedergabe (a digital image produced by rendering a model) · ota صیوا (stucco or plaster) · id reka citra (a digital image produced by rendering a model) · de Simulation (a digital image produced by rendering a model) · pl stiuk (stucco or plaster) · pt imagem renderizada (a digital image produced by rendering a model) · fi hahmonnos (a digital image produced by rendering a model) · fi hahmonnus (a digital image produced by rendering a model) · es rendición (a digital image produced by rendering a model) · hu alapvakolat (stucco or plaster) · ca escaiola (stucco or plaster) · id render (a digital image produced by rendering a model) · de Wandputz (stucco or plaster) · de Modellierung (a digital image produced by rendering a model) · yue 渲染圖 /渲染图 (a digital image produced by rendering a model) · cmn 渲染圖 /渲染图 (a digital image produced by rendering a model) · fi laasti (stucco or plaster) · vi ảnh render (a digital image produced by rendering a model) · el απόδοση (a digital image produced by rendering a model) · de Bildsynthese (a digital image produced by rendering a model) · pl renderowanie (a digital image produced by rendering a model) · de Darstellung (a digital image produced by rendering a model) · ja レンダリング画像 (a digital image produced by rendering a model) · sv rendering (a digital image produced by rendering a model) · id stuko (stucco or plaster) · az suvaq (stucco or plaster) · ru штукату́рка (stucco or plaster) · id turap (stucco or plaster) · hu vakolat (stucco or plaster) · fi renderi (a digital image produced by rendering a model) · fr rendu (a digital image produced by rendering a model) · pt render (a digital image produced by rendering a model) · fi kuvannos (a digital image produced by rendering a model) · bg мазилка (stucco or plaster) · ru ре́ндер (a digital image produced by rendering a model) · es rénder (a digital image produced by rendering a model)
From Middle English renderen, rendren, from Old French rendre (“render, give back”), from Late Latin rendere, from Latin reddere (“make, give back”).
Meanings
(ditransitive) To cause to become.
This service has suffered badly from Department for Transport-inspired cuts which reduced it from hourly to two-hourly. This, coupled with regular cancellations, has rendered the train service between the area's two biggest towns almost unusable. 2022 November 2, Paul Bigland, “New trains, old trains, and splendid scenery”, in RAIL, number 969, page 57:
[…] St. Bede's at this period of its history was perhaps the poorest and most miserable parish in the East End of London. Close-packed, crushed by the buttressed height of the railway viaduct, rendered airless by huge walls of factories, it at once banished lively interest from a stranger's mind and left only a dull oppression of the spirit. 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter VII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
The shot rendered her immobile.
(transitive) To interpret, give an interpretation or rendition of.
we may, at last, render our philosophy like that of Epictetus 1748, David Hume, Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral., London: Oxford University Press, published 1973, § 34:
The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully.
(transitive) To translate into another language.
to render Latin into English
(transitive) To pass down.
render a verdict (i.e., deliver a judgment)
(transitive) To make over as a return.
They had to render the estate.
(transitive) To give; to give back; to deliver.
to render an account of what really happened
render aid; render money
Logic renders its daily service to wisdom and virtue. 1725, Isaac Watts, Logick: Or, The Right Use of Reason in the Enquiry after Truth, […], 2nd edition, London: […] John Clark and Richard Hett, […], Emanuel Matthews, […], and Richard Ford, […], published 1726, →OCLC:
The first thing that greets you on entering the church is a notice asking you not to vex the goat, since it renders valuable service in keeping the churchyard tidy. 1980, AA book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 164:
(dated, transitive) To give up; to yield; to surrender.
I'll make her render up her page to me. c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “A Midsommer Nights Dreame”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:
(transitive) To transform (a model) into a display on the screen or other media.
They will feature full-motion-video backgrounds that will behave as if rendered in 3-D—the Rabbids will duck behind and jump over real objects as if they were designed into the stage. 2007 December 14, Andy Salisbury, “Rascally Rabbids”, in Nintendo Power, volume 222, page 32:
rendering images
(broadly, transitive) To apply realistic coloring and shading.
(transitive) To capture and turn over to another country secretly and extrajudicially.
(transitive) To convert waste animal tissue into a usable byproduct.
rendering of fat into soap
(intransitive) To have fat melt off meat from cooking.
Bacon is very fatty when raw; however, most of the fat will render during cooking.
To cover a wall with a layer of plaster.
to render with stucco
To pass; to run; said of the passage of a rope through a block, eyelet, etc.
A rope renders well, that is, passes freely.
To yield or give way.
The rope of a laniard or tackle is said to render when, by pulling upon one part, each other part takes its share of the strain. 1867, W. H. Smyth, Sailor's Word-Book:
(obsolete) To return; to pay back; to restore.
whose smallest minute lost, no riches render may 1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book IV, Canto X”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, stanza 14:
(obsolete) To inflict, as a retribution; to requite.
I will render vengeance to mine enemies. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Deuteronomy 32:41:
it renderizzare (to transform digital information in the form received from a repository into a display on a computer screen, or for other presentation to the user) · pl przetłumaczyć (to translate) · pl przekazywać (to make over as a return) · fi piirtää (to transform digital information in the form received from a repository into a display on a computer screen, or for other presentation to the user) · de putzen (cover a wall with a layer of plaster) · es transladar (to translate) · pl uczynić (to cause to become) · tr çevirmek (to translate) · de übergeben (to give; to give back) · ru вызвать (to cause to become) · pl rozciągnąć się (to yield or give way) · fi palauttaa (to make over as a return) · de geben (to give; to give back) · gl interpretar (to interpret) · bg предизвиквам (to cause to become) · cs způsobovat (to cause to become) · fr plâtrer (cover a wall with a layer of plaster) · pl zwrócić (to give; to give back) · de wiedergeben (to make over as a return) · tr eylemek (to cause to become) · gl traducir (to translate) · de verkünden (to pass down) · es licuar (convert animal fat into liquid form or into a usable byproduct) · de übergeben (to make over as a return) · pl przekazać (to make over as a return) · pt verter (to translate) · es entregar (to capture and turn over to another country secretly) · de leisten (to give; to give back) · eo reprodukti (to interpret) · es redituar (to give; to give back) · hu lefordít (to translate) · hu interpretál (to interpret) · gl derreter (convert animal fat into liquid form or into a usable byproduct) · fr rendre (to transform digital information in the form received from a repository into a display on a computer screen, or for other presentation to the user) · es interpretar (to interpret) · id menafsirkan (to interpret) · gl roxar (convert animal fat into liquid form or into a usable byproduct) · ru стать причиной (to cause to become) · es devolver (to give; to give back) · de aufführen (to interpret) · pl zwracać (to give; to give back) · ko 하게하다 (to cause to become) · nl weergeven (to transform digital information in the form received from a repository into a display on a computer screen, or for other presentation to the user) · es revocar (cover a wall with a layer of plaster) · hu fordít (to translate) · de durchlassen (to yield or give way) · it dare (to give; to give back) · nl uitsmelten (convert animal fat into liquid form or into a usable byproduct) · fi hahmontaa (to transform digital information in the form received from a repository into a display on a computer screen, or for other presentation to the user) · es renderizar (to transform digital information in the form received from a repository into a display on a computer screen, or for other presentation to the user) · id menyebabkan (to cause to become) · bg превеждам (to interpret) · ko 통역하다 (to interpret) · it interpretare (to interpret) · bg произнасям (to pass down) · fr rendre (to cause to become) · es trasladar (to translate) · de fällen (to pass down) · pt tornar (to cause to become) · es proveer (to give; to give back) · it ritornare (to make over as a return) · es enyesar (cover a wall with a layer of plaster) · fi rapata (cover a wall with a layer of plaster) · it restituire (to make over as a return) · de wiedergeben (to transform digital information in the form received from a repository into a display on a computer screen, or for other presentation to the user) · fi kulkea (to pass; to run; said of the passage of a rope through a block, eyelet, etc.) · fi antaa (to pass down) · de rendern (to transform digital information in the form received from a repository into a display on a computer screen, or for other presentation to the user) · ru отре́ндерить (to transform digital information in the form received from a repository into a display on a computer screen, or for other presentation to the user) · ru делать (to cause to become) · cs interpretovat (to interpret) · it passare (to pass; to run; said of the passage of a rope through a block, eyelet, etc.) · bg отдавам (to give; to give back) · cs poskytovat (to give; to give back) · gd dìol (to make over as a return) · cs způsobit (to cause to become) · it restituire (to capture and turn over to another country secretly) · fi antaa takaisin (to give; to give back) · nl duiden (to interpret) · fi vallata (to capture and turn over to another country secretly) · hu visszaad (to give; to give back) · de simulieren (to transform digital information in the form received from a repository into a display on a computer screen, or for other presentation to the user) · nl renderen (to transform digital information in the form received from a repository into a display on a computer screen, or for other presentation to the user) · pl przekazywać (to capture and turn over to another country secretly) · ar صَيَّرَ (to cause to become) · es pasar (to pass down) · ru ре́ндерить (to transform digital information in the form received from a repository into a display on a computer screen, or for other presentation to the user) · de synthetisieren (to transform digital information in the form received from a repository into a display on a computer screen, or for other presentation to the user) · fi väistää (to yield or give way) · pl czynić (to cause to become) · ar جَعَلَ (to cause to become) · pt interpretar (to capture and turn over to another country secretly) · ru поспособствовать (to cause to become) · ko 번역하다 (to interpret) · pl renderować (to transform digital information in the form received from a repository into a display on a computer screen, or for other presentation to the user) · pl wyrenderować (to transform digital information in the form received from a repository into a display on a computer screen, or for other presentation to the user) · hu átültet (to translate) · wa rinde (to interpret) · de auslassen (convert animal fat into liquid form or into a usable byproduct) · cmn 渲染 (to transform digital information in the form received from a repository into a display on a computer screen, or for other presentation to the user) · tr gerçekleştirmek (to transform digital information in the form received from a repository into a display on a computer screen, or for other presentation to the user) · ru штукату́рить (cover a wall with a layer of plaster) · hu kiolvaszt (convert animal fat into liquid form or into a usable byproduct) · gd dìol (to give; to give back) · de erbringen (to give; to give back) · hu vakol (cover a wall with a layer of plaster) · lt atvaizduoti (to transform digital information in the form received from a repository into a display on a computer screen, or for other presentation to the user) · it ricoprire (cover a wall with a layer of plaster) · nl uitleggen (to interpret) · es dar (to give; to give back) · id mereka citra (to transform digital information in the form received from a repository into a display on a computer screen, or for other presentation to the user) · es hacer (to cause to become) · fr interpréter (to interpret) · bg водя до (to cause to become) · hu ad (to give; to give back) · es rendir (to give; to give back) · de vortragen (to interpret) · pl przekazać (to pass down) · pl sprawiać (to cause to become) · nl veroorzaken (to cause to become) · el αποδίδω (to transform digital information in the form received from a repository into a display on a computer screen, or for other presentation to the user) · es infundir (convert animal fat into liquid form or into a usable byproduct) · pl pokrywać stiukiem (cover a wall with a layer of plaster) · de zu etwas führen (to cause to become) · hu teszvé (valami) (to cause to become) · cs nahodit (cover a wall with a layer of plaster) · cs vynášet (rozsudek) (to pass down) · pl przekazywać (to pass down) · it trasformare (convert animal fat into liquid form or into a usable byproduct) · ko 일어나게 하다 (to cause to become) · cs vynést (to pass down) · kk бейнеленім (to transform digital information in the form received from a repository into a display on a computer screen, or for other presentation to the user) · cs nahazovat (omítku) (cover a wall with a layer of plaster) · fi sulattaa (convert animal fat into liquid form or into a usable byproduct) · tr işlemek (to transform digital information in the form received from a repository into a display on a computer screen, or for other presentation to the user) · pl sprawić (to cause to become) · es volver (to cause to become) · it rendere (to cause to become) · fi tehdä (to cause to become) · pl zrenderować (to transform digital information in the form received from a repository into a display on a computer screen, or for other presentation to the user) · uk ре́ндерити (to transform digital information in the form received from a repository into a display on a computer screen, or for other presentation to the user) · es render (to transform digital information in the form received from a repository into a display on a computer screen, or for other presentation to the user) · fi renderöidä (to transform digital information in the form received from a repository into a display on a computer screen, or for other presentation to the user) · fi tulkita (to interpret) · pl wytopić (convert animal fat into liquid form or into a usable byproduct) · pl ułożyć się (to pass; to run; said of the passage of a rope through a block, eyelet, etc.) · de umsetzen (convert animal fat into liquid form or into a usable byproduct) · it passare (to pass down) · fi kääntää (to translate) · es render (to give; to give back) · mi tāhuahua (to transform digital information in the form received from a repository into a display on a computer screen, or for other presentation to the user) · id menerjemahkan (to translate) · de entführen (to capture and turn over to another country secretly) · hu nyújt (to give; to give back) · it tradurre (to translate) · pl tłumaczyć (to translate) · bg отплащам се (to make over as a return) · hu előad (to interpret) · de wiedergeben (to interpret) · pl układać się (to pass; to run; said of the passage of a rope through a block, eyelet, etc.) · fi kaapata (to capture and turn over to another country secretly) · pl pokryć stiukiem (cover a wall with a layer of plaster) · it rendere (to make over as a return) · pl przekazać (to capture and turn over to another country secretly) · cs přeložit (to translate) · es traducir (to translate) · bg измазвам (cover a wall with a layer of plaster) · de machen (to cause to become) · de berechnen (to transform digital information in the form received from a repository into a display on a computer screen, or for other presentation to the user) · pl rozciągać się (to yield or give way) · cs překládat (to translate) · hu megad (to give; to give back) · de ausgeben (to transform digital information in the form received from a repository into a display on a computer screen, or for other presentation to the user) · ota آلچیلامق (cover a wall with a layer of plaster) · fi kuvantaa (to transform digital information in the form received from a repository into a display on a computer screen, or for other presentation to the user) · id menghibahkan (to pass down) · es convertir (to cause to become) · de erweisen (to give; to give back) · de interpretieren (to interpret) · hu feldolgoz (convert animal fat into liquid form or into a usable byproduct) · pt interpretar (to interpret) · hu bevakol (cover a wall with a layer of plaster) · pl zinterpretować (to interpret) · it ridare (to give; to give back) · es representar gráficamente (to transform digital information in the form received from a repository into a display on a computer screen, or for other presentation to the user) · grc ἀποφαίνω (to cause to become) · de verputzen (cover a wall with a layer of plaster) · bg превеждам (to translate) · hu megjelenít (to transform digital information in the form received from a repository into a display on a computer screen, or for other presentation to the user) · pl interpretować (to interpret) · es transformar (to cause to become) · cs procházet (lano otvorem) (to pass; to run; said of the passage of a rope through a block, eyelet, etc.) · pt traduzir (to translate) · pl wytapiać (convert animal fat into liquid form or into a usable byproduct) · fi luovuttaa (to make over as a return) · hu tolmácsol (to interpret) · hu kisüt (convert animal fat into liquid form or into a usable byproduct) · de ausschmelzen (convert animal fat into liquid form or into a usable byproduct) · uk відре́ндерити (to transform digital information in the form received from a repository into a display on a computer screen, or for other presentation to the user) · de übersetzen (to translate) · ja レンダリングする (to transform digital information in the form received from a repository into a display on a computer screen, or for other presentation to the user) · de erzeugen (to transform digital information in the form received from a repository into a display on a computer screen, or for other presentation to the user) · fi muuttaa (to cause to become) · de zurückgeben (to make over as a return) · fr traduire (to translate) · de Vorfahrt f achten (to yield or give way) · ca traduir (to translate) · cs poskytnout (to give; to give back) · de durchlaufen (to pass; to run; said of the passage of a rope through a block, eyelet, etc.) · is snúa (to transform digital information in the form received from a repository into a display on a computer screen, or for other presentation to the user) · pt renderizar (to transform digital information in the form received from a repository into a display on a computer screen, or for other presentation to the user) · es dejar (to cause to become) · de zurückgeben (to give; to give back) · es diñar (to give; to give back)