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Word: Render
Speech Type: Verb
late Middle English: from Old French rendre, from an alteration of Latin reddere ‘give back’, from re- ‘back’ + dare ‘give’. The earliest senses were ‘recite’, ‘translate’, and ‘give back’ (hence ‘represent’ and ‘perform’); ‘hand over’ (hence ‘give help’ and ‘submit for consideration’); ‘cause to be’; and ‘melt down’
ˈrɛndə
provide or give (a service, help, etc.)
Short Definition:provide or give
Examples:- money serves as a reward for services rendered
- Mrs Evans would render assistance to those she thought were in need
cause to be or become; make
Short Definition:cause to be or become
Examples:- the rains rendered his escape impossible
represent or depict artistically
Short Definition:represent or depict artistically
Examples:- the eyes and the cheeks are exceptionally well rendered
covertly send (a foreign criminal or terrorist suspect) for interrogation abroad; subject to extraordinary rendition.
Short Definition:covertly send foreign criminal or terrorist suspect for interrogation abroad
melt down (fat) in order to clarify it
Short Definition:melt down fat in order to clarify it
Examples:- the fat was being cut up and rendered for lard
cover (stone or brick) with a coat of plaster
Short Definition:cover stone or brick with coat of plaster
Examples:- external walls will be rendered and tiled
Word: Render
Speech Type: Noun
ˈrɛndə
a first coat of plaster applied to a brick or stone surface.
Short Definition:first coat of plaster applied to brick or stone surface
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