render

ren|der [ `rendər ] verb transitive *

▸ 1 provide service/help

▸ 2 express/translate

▸ 3 cause to be

▸ 4 announce something

▸ 5 cover wall

▸ 6 melt animal fat

1. ) FORMAL to provide a service or give help to someone or something:

We are sincerely grateful to everyone who has rendered assistance to the victims of the earthquake.

for services rendered: He received payment for services rendered.

2. ) FORMAL to express, show, or perform something in a particular way:

The power of the ocean was beautifully rendered in the poem.

a ) FORMAL to translate something:

render something into German/Spanish etc.: That's quite a difficult idea to render into English.

3. ) to make someone or something be or become something:

Solar power could become a viable energy source, rendering fossil fuels obsolete.

His back injury had rendered him unfit for work.

Failure to supply these details will render the contract invalid.

4. ) FORMAL to officially announce a judgment or decision:

The jury will almost certainly render a guilty verdict.

5. ) TECHNICAL to cover a wall with PLASTER or CEMENT

6. ) render or render down to heat solid fat to make it liquid, or boil bones and pieces of meat to produce fat that can be used for cooking