noun one who rends.
2. render ·noun a return; a payment of rent.
3. render ·noun an account given; a statement.
4. render ·noun a surrender.
5. render ·vi to give an account; to make explanation or confession.
6. render ·vt hence, to furnish; to contribute.
7. render ·vt to plaster, as a wall of masonry, without the use of lath.
8. render ·vt to inflict, as a retribution; to requite.
9. render ·vt to translate from one language into another; as, to render latin into english.
10. render ·vt to give up; to yield; to surrender.
11. render ·vt to return; to pay back; to restore.
12. render ·vt to try out or extract (oil, lard, tallow, ·etc.) from fatty animal substances; as, to render tallow.
13. render ·vt to cause to be, or to become; as, to render a person more safe or more unsafe; to render a fortress secure.
14. render ·vt to furnish; to state; to deliver; as, to render an account; to render judgment.
15. render ·vi 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.
xvi. render ·vt 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.