From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Render \Ren"der\ (r?n"d?r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rendered}
(-d?rd);p. pr. & vb. n. {Rendering}.] [F. rendre, LL. rendre,
fr. L. reddere; pref. red-, re-, re- + dare to give. See
{Date}time, and cf. {Reddition}, {Rent}.]
1. To return; to pay back; to restore.
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Whose smallest minute lost, no riches render may.
--Spenser.
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2. To inflict, as a retribution; to requite.
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I will render vengeance to mine enemies. --Deut.
xxxii. 41.
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3. To give up; to yield; to surrender.
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I 'll make her render up her page to me. --Shak.
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4. Hence, to furnish; to contribute.
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Logic renders its daily service to wisdom and
virtue. --I. Watts.
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5. To furnish; to state; to deliver; as, to render an
account; to render judgment.
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6. To cause to be, or to become; as, to render a person more
safe or more unsafe; to render a fortress secure.
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7. To translate from one language into another; as, to render
Latin into English.
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8. To interpret; to set forth, represent, or exhibit; as, an
actor renders his part poorly; a singer renders a passage
of music with great effect; a painter renders a scene in a
felicitous manner.
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He did render him the most unnatural
That lived amongst men. --Shak.
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9. To try out or extract (oil, lard, tallow, etc.) from fatty
animal substances; as, to render tallow.
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10. To plaster, as a wall of masonry, without the use of
lath.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Rendering \Ren"der*ing\, n.
The act of one who renders, or that which is rendered.
Specifically:
(a) A version; translation; as, the rendering of the Hebrew
text. --Lowth.
(b) In art, the presentation, expression, or interpretation
of an idea, theme, or part.
(c) The act of laying the first coat of plaster on brickwork
or stonework.
(d) The coat of plaster thus laid on. --Gwilt.
(e) The process of trying out or extracting lard, tallow,
etc., from animal fat.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rendering
n 1: a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role
etc.; "they heard a live rendition of three pieces by
Schubert" [syn: {rendition}, {rendering}]
2: an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious;
"the edict was subject to many interpretations"; "he annoyed
us with his interpreting of parables"; "often imitations are
extended to provide a more accurate rendition of the child's
intended meaning" [syn: {interpretation}, {interpreting},
{rendition}, {rendering}]
3: the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic
performance; "her rendition of Milton's verse was
extraordinarily moving" [syn: {rendition}, {rendering},
{interpretation}]
4: a written communication in a second language having the same
meaning as the written communication in a first language
[syn: {translation}, {interlingual rendition}, {rendering},
{version}]
5: a coat of stucco applied to a masonry wall
6: perspective drawing of an architect's design
7: giving in acknowledgment of obligation
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