[ren.der] vb ren.dered ; ren.der.ing [ME rendren, fr. MF rendre to give back, yield, fr. (assumed) VL rendere, alter. of L reddere, partly fr. re- + dare to give & partly fr. re- + -dere to put--more at date, do] vt (14c) 1 a: to melt down "~ suet"; also: to extract by melting "~ lard" b: to treat so as to convert into industrial fats and oils or fertilizer
2. a: to transmit to another: deliver b: give up, yield c: to furnish for consideration, approval, or information: as (1): to hand down (a legal judgment) (2): to agree on and report (a verdict) 3 a: to give in return or retribution b (1): give back, restore (2): reflect, echo c: to give in acknowledgment of dependence or obligation: pay d: to do (a service) for another
4. a (1): to cause to be or become: make "enough rainfall ... to ~ irrigation unnecessary --P. E. James" "~ed him helpless" (2): impart b (1): to reproduce or represent by artistic or verbal means: depict (2): to give a performance of (3): to produce a copy or version of "the documents are ~ed in the original French" (4): to execute the motions of "~ a salute" c: translate
5: to direct the execution of: administer "~ justice"
6: to apply a coat of plaster or cement directly to ~ vi: to give recompense -- ren.der.able adj -- ren.der.er n
[2]render n (1647): a return esp. in goods or services due from a feudal tenant to his lord