- 1render somebody/something + adj. (formal) to cause someone or something to be in a particular state or condition synonym make to render something harmless/useless/ineffective Hundreds of people were rendered homeless by the earthquake.
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give help - 2(formal) to give someone something, especially in return for something, or because it is expected render something to somebody/something They rendered assistance to the disaster victims. to render a service to someone render somebody something to render someone a service render something It was payment for services rendered.
- 3render something (formal) to present something, especially when it is done officially synonym furnish The committee was asked to render a report on the housing situation. express/perform
- 4render something (formal) to express or perform something He stood up and rendered a beautiful version of “Summertime.” The artist has rendered the stormy sea in dark greens and browns. translate
- 5to express something in a different language synonym translate render something (as something) The Italian phrase can be rendered as “I did my best.” render something (into something) It's a concept that is difficult to render into English. wall
- 6render something (technology) to cover a wall with a layer of plaster or cement melt
- 7render something (down) to make fat liquid by heating it; to melt something
render
verbNAmE//ˈrɛndər//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they render he / she / it renders
past simple rendered
-ing form rendering
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