1. (

• render

) a substance similar to stucco but exclusively applied to masonry walls ;

1. (

• render

) cause to become; "The shot rendered her immobile" ;

2. (

• supply ,
• provide ,
• render ,
• furnish

) give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" ;

3. (

• interpret ,
• render ,

) give an interpretation or rendition of; "The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully" ;

4. (

• render ,
• yield ,
• return ,
• give ,
• generate ,

) give or supply; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family" ;

5. (

• render ,
• deliver ,
• return ,

) pass down; "render a verdict"; "deliver a judgment" ;

6. (

• render ,
• submit ,

) make over as a return; "They had to render the estate" ;

7. (

• render ,
• return ,

) give back; "render money" ;

8. (

• hand_over ,
• fork_over ,
• fork_out ,
• fork_up ,
• turn_in ,
• deliver ,
• render ,

) to surrender someone or something to another; "the guard delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the money" ;

9. (

• picture ,
• depict ,
• render ,
• show

) show in, or as in, a picture; "This scene depicts country life"; "the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting" ;

10. (

• render

) coat with plastic or cement; "render the brick walls in the den" ;

11. (

• give ,
• render

) bestow; "give homage"; "render thanks" ;

12. (

• translate ,
• interpret ,
• render ,

) restate (words) from one language into another language; "I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S."; "Can you interpret the speech of the visiting dignitaries?"; "She rendered the French poem into English"; "He translates for the U.N." ;

13. (

• try ,
• render ,

) melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities; "try the yak butter"; "render fat in a casserole" ;