a shocking site might render you speechless

render [ˈrendə^r] VT

1(frm) (=give) [+ honour] dar, rendir [+ service, assistance] dar, prestar
to render good for evil devolver bien por mal
to render thanks to sb dar las gracias a algn
render unto Caesar ... al César lo que es del César (y a Dios lo que es de Dios)
to render an account of one's stewardship dar cuenta de su gobierno, justificar su conducta durante su mando
to render an account to God dar cuenta de sí ante Dios

2(frm) (=make) dejar, volver
the accident rendered him blind el accidente lo dejó ciego
to render sth useless inutilizar algo

3(=interpret) [+ sonata etc] interpretar [+ role, play] representar, interpretar; (=translate) [+ text] traducir
no photograph could adequately render the scene ninguna fotografía podría reproducir con justicia la escena

4(Culin)(also render down) derretir

5(Constr) enlucir

6(Comm)
to render an account pasar factura
to account rendered según factura anterior

Render is a synonym of make––technically it means "cause to become." An illness mightrender you unable to walk, or a shocking site might render you speechless.

Another basic meaning of the verb render is to give, present, or perform something: to render assistance. And a specialized sense is to formally declare a verdict in a court case. Render is from Middle English, from Old French rendre "to give back, deliver," an alteration of Latin reddere "to restore," from the prefix red-, re- "back" plus dare "to give."

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF:render

1	v	give or supply
2	v	cause to become
3	vn	coat with plastic or cement
4	v	melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: render

1

vgive or supply

“The estate renders some revenue for the family”

Synonyms:

generate, give, return, yield

give, yield

cause to happen or be responsible for

establish, give

bring about

Type of:

create, make, produce

create or manufacture a man-made product

vbestow

“render thanks”

Synonyms:

give

give

accord by verdict

Types:

dedicate

inscribe or address by way of compliment

inscribe

address, (a work of literature) in a style less formal than a dedication

Type of:

communicate, intercommunicate

transmit thoughts or feelings

vgive back

“render money”

Synonyms:

return

Types:

feed back, resubmit

submit (information) again to a program or automatic system

Type of:

give

transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody

vgive something useful or necessary to

Synonyms:

furnish, provide, supply

Types:

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Type of:

give

transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody

vmake over as a return

“They had to render the estate”

Synonyms:

submit

Type of:

gift, give, present

give as a present; make a gift of

vto surrender someone or something to another

“render up the prisoners”

“render the town to the enemy”

Synonyms:

deliver, fork out, fork over, fork up, hand over, turn in

Types:

bail

deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period

give away

formally hand over to the bridegroom in marriage; of a bride by her father

Type of:

give, hand, pass, pass on, reach, turn over

place into the hands or custody of

vpass down

“render a verdict”

Synonyms:

deliver, return

Type of:

communicate, pass, pass along, pass on, put across

transmit information

2

vcause to become

“The shot rendered her immobile”

Type of:

get, make

give certain properties to something

vgive an interpretation or rendition of

“The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully”

Synonyms:

interpret

Types:

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Type of:

do, execute, perform

carry out or perform an action

vshow in, or as in, a picture

“the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting”

Synonyms:

depict, picture, show

Types:

illustrate

depict with an illustration

map

depict as if on a map

Type of:

interpret, represent

create an image or likeness of

vrestate (words) from one language into another language

“She rendered the French poem into English”

Synonyms:

interpret, translate

translate

be translatable, or be translatable in a certain way

Types:

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Type of:

ingeminate, iterate, reiterate, repeat, restate, retell

to say, state, or perform again

3

vcoat with plastic or cement

“render the brick walls in the den”

Type of:

coat, surface

put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface

na substance similar to stucco but exclusively applied to masonry walls

Type of:

stucco

a plaster now made mostly from Portland cement and sand and lime; applied while soft to cover exterior walls or surfaces

4

vmelt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities

“render fat in a casserole”

Synonyms:

try

Type of:

melt, melt down, run

reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating

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USAGE EXAMPLES

• This, in addition to human intolerance,renders them vulnerable to extinction.
  Science Magazine Jan 9, 2014
• We have a 3D rendering of what it’ll look like, and we’re currently shopping around to find out where to get it constructed.
  BusinessWeek Jan 8, 2014
• Scientists learn new things everyday that render previous books and articles on a topic out-of-date or simply incorrect.
  Scientific American Jan 8, 2014
• Several cities in the northern U.S. have been rendered virtually uninhabitable by the current extreme cold spell.
  Time Jan 8, 2014

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