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ren⋅der⋅ing

[ren-der-ing]
–noun
1. an act or instance of interpretation, rendition, or depiction, as of a dramatic part or a musical composition: her rendering of the part of Hedda.
2. a translation: Chapman's rendering of Homer.
3. a representation of a building, interior, etc., executed in perspective and usually done for purposes of presentation.
4. Building Trades. render 1 (def. 21).

Origin:
1400–50; late ME (ger.); see render, -ing 1

ren⋅der

1[ren-der]
–verb (used with object)
1. to cause to be or become; make: to render someone helpless.
2. to do; perform: to render a service.
3. to furnish; provide: to render aid.
4. to exhibit or show (obedience, attention, etc.).
5. to present for consideration, approval, payment, action, etc., as an account.
6. to return; to make (a payment in money, kind, or service) as by a tenant to a superior: knights rendering military service to the lord.
7. to pay as due (a tax, tribute, etc.).
8. to deliver formally or officially; hand down: to render a verdict.
9. to translate into another language: to render French poems into English.
10. to represent; depict, as in painting: to render a landscape.
11. to represent (a perspective view of a projected building) in drawing or painting.
12. to bring out the meaning of by performance or execution; interpret, as a part in a drama or a piece of music.
13. to give in return or requital: to render good for evil.
14. to give back; restore (often fol. by back).
15. to give up; surrender.
16. Building Trades. to cover (masonry) with a first coat of plaster.
17. to melt down; extract the impurities from by melting: to render fat.
18. to process, as for industrial use: to render livestock carcasses.
–verb (used without object)
19. to provide due reward.
20. to try out oil from fat, blubber, etc., by melting.
–noun
21. Building Trades. a first coat of plaster for a masonry surface.

Origin:
1275–1325; ME rendren < MF rendre < VL *rendere, alter. (formed by analogy with prendere to take) of L reddere to give back, equiv. to red- red- + -dere, comb. form of dare to give


ren⋅der⋅a⋅ble, adjective
ren⋅der⋅er, noun


3. give, supply, contribute, afford. 4. demonstrate. 15. cede, yield.
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ren·der   (rěn'dər)   
tr.v.   ren·dered, ren·der·ing, ren·ders
  1. To submit or present, as for consideration, approval, or payment: render a bill.

  2. To give or make available; provide: render assistance.

  3. To give what is due or owed: render thanks; rendered homage.

  4. To give in return or retribution: He had to render an apology for his rudeness.

  5. To surrender or relinquish; yield.

    1. To represent in verbal form; depict: "Joyce has attempted . . . to render . . . what our participation in life is like" (Edmund Wilson).

    2. To represent in a drawing or painting, especially in perspective.

    3. To perform an interpretation of (a musical piece, for example).

    4. To arrange: rendered the composition for string quartet.

  6. Computer Science To convert (graphics) from a file into visual form, as on a video display.

  7. Music

    1. To perform an interpretation of (a musical piece, for example).

    2. To arrange: rendered the composition for string quartet.

  8. To express in another language or form; translate.

  9. To deliver or pronounce formally: The jury has rendered its verdict.

  10. To cause to become; make: The news rendered her speechless.

  11. To reduce, convert, or melt down (fat) by heating.

  12. To coat (brick, for example) with plaster or cement.

n.  A payment in kind, services, or cash from a tenant to a feudal lord.

[Middle English rendren, from Old French rendre, to give back, from Vulgar Latin *rendere, alteration of Latin reddere (influenced by prēndere, to grasp) : red-, re-, re- + dare, to give; see dō- in Indo-European roots.]
ren'der·a·ble adj., ren'der·er n.
ren·der·ing   (rěn'dər-ĭng)   
n.  
  1. A depiction or interpretation, as in painting or music.

  2. A drawing in perspective of a proposed structure.

  3. A translation: a rendering of Cicero's treatises into English.

  4. A coat of plaster or cement applied to a masonry surface.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

render 
c.1325, "to repeat," from O.Fr. rendre "give back, present, yield," from V.L. *rendere (formed on analogy of its antonym, prendre "to take"), from L. reddere "give back, return, restore," from re- "back" + comb. form of dare "to give" (see date (1)). Meaning "hand over, deliver" is recorded from c.1375; "to return (thanks, etc.)" is attested from 1484; meaning "represent, depict" is first attested 1599. Rendering "extracting or melting of fat" is attested from 1792; sense of "reproduction, representation" is from 1862.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: ren·der
Pronunciation: 'ren-d&r
Function: transitive verb
1 : to transmit to another : DELIVER
2 : to furnish for consideration, approval, or information: as a : HAND DOWN <render a judgment> b : to agree on and report (a verdict) —compare ENTER
3 : to give in acknowledgment of dependence or obligation : make payment of
4 : to direct the execution of <render justice> —ren·der·able adjective
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Computing Dictionary

rendering graphics, text
The conversion of a high-level object-based description into a graphical image for display.
For example, ray-tracing takes a mathematical model of a three-dimensional object or scene and converts it into a bitmap image. Another example is the process of converting HTML into an image for display to the user.
(2001-02-06)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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