Definition of render

• n. - One who rends.
• v. t. - To return; to pay back; to restore.
• v. t. - To inflict, as a retribution; to requite.
• v. t. - To give up; to yield; to surrender.
• v. t. - Hence, to furnish; to contribute.
• v. t. - To furnish; to state; to deliver; as, to render an account; to render judgment.
• v. t. - To cause to be, or to become; as, to render a person more safe or more unsafe; to render a fortress secure.
• v. t. - To translate from one language into another; as, to render Latin into English.
• v. t. - 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.
• v. t. - To try out or extract (oil, lard, tallow, etc.) from fatty animal substances; as, to render tallow.
• v. t. - To plaster, as a wall of masonry, without the use of lath.
• v. i. - To give an account; to make explanation or confession.
• v. i. - 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.
• n. - A surrender.
• n. - A return; a payment of rent.
• n. - An account given; a statement.