render

verb
/ˈɹɛn.də/UK/ˈɹɛn.dɚ/US

Etymology

From Middle English renderen, rendren, from Old French rendre (“render, give back”), from Late Latin rendere, from Latin reddere (“make, give back”).

  1. derived from reddō — “make, give back
  2. derived from rendō
  3. derived from rendre
  4. inherited from renderen

Definitions

  1. To cause to become.

    • The shot rendered her immobile.
  2. To interpret, give an interpretation or rendition of.

    • The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully.
    • we may, at last, render our philosophy like that of Epictetus
  3. To translate into another language.

    • to render Latin into English
  4. + 22 more definitions
    1. To pass down.

      • render a verdict (i.e., deliver a judgment)
    2. To make over as a return.

      • They had to render the estate.
    3. To give

      To give; to give back; to deliver.

      • render aid; render money
      • to render an account of what really happened
      • Logic renders its daily service to wisdom and virtue.
    4. To give up

      To give up; to yield; to surrender.

      • I'll make her render up her page to me.
    5. To transform (a model) into a display on the screen or other media.

      • rendering images
      • 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.
    6. To apply realistic coloring and shading.

    7. To capture and turn over to another country secretly and extrajudicially.

    8. To convert waste animal tissue into a usable byproduct.

      • rendering of fat into soap
    9. To have fat melt off meat from cooking.

      • Bacon is very fatty when raw; however, most of the fat will render during cooking.
    10. To cover a wall with a layer of plaster.

      • to render with stucco
    11. To pass

      To pass; to run; said of the passage of a rope through a block, eyelet, etc.

      • A rope renders well, that is, passes freely.
    12. 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.
    13. To return

      To return; to pay back; to restore.

      • whose smallest minute lost, no riches render may
    14. To inflict, as a retribution

      To inflict, as a retribution; to requite.

      • I will render vengeance to mine enemies.
    15. Stucco or plaster applied to exterior walls.

    16. Stucco or plaster applied to interior walls.

    17. A digital image produced by rendering a model.

      • A low-resolution render might look blocky.
    18. A surrender.

    19. A return

      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.
    20. An account given

      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
    21. One who rends.

      • Oh, this render of hearts, this murderer of love, this perpetual crucifier of Christ, […]
    22. A surname.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at render. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at render. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at render

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA