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As a verb, render means cause to become. As a noun, it means stucco or plaster applied to walls (mostly to outside masonry walls).
Meanings of render
28 meaningsverb
ditransitiveTo cause to become.
“The shot rendered her immobile.”
To interpret, give an interpretation or rendition of.
“The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully.”
To translate into another language.
“to render Latin into English”
To pass down.
“render a verdict (i.e., deliver a judgment)”
To make over as a return.
“They had to render the estate.”
To give; to give back; to deliver.
“render aid; render money”
“to render an account of what really happened”
computer graphicsTo transform (a model) into a display on the screen or other media.
“rendering images”
To capture and turn over to another country secretly and extrajudicially.
To convert waste animal tissue into a usable byproduct.
“rendering of fat into soap”
cookingTo have fat drip off meat from cooking.
“Bacon is very fatty when raw; however, most of the fat will render during cooking.”
constructionTo cover a wall with a layer of plaster.
“to render with stucco”
nauticalTo pass; to run; said of the passage of a rope through a block, eyelet, etc.
“A rope renders well, that is, passes freely.”
nauticalTo yield or give way.
Older and rare meanings (3)
datedTo give up; to yield; to surrender.
obsoleteTo return; to pay back; to restore.
obsoleteTo inflict, as a retribution; to requite.
noun
Stucco or plaster applied to walls (mostly to outside masonry walls).
computer graphicsA digital image produced by rendering a model.
“A low-resolution render might look blocky.”
One who rends.
Older and rare meanings (3)
obsoleteA surrender.
obsoleteA return; a payment of rent.
obsoleteAn account given; a statement.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).