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One who rends. |
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To return; to pay back; to restore. |
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To inflict, as a retribution; to requite. |
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To give up; to yield; to surrender. |
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Hence, to furnish; to contribute. |
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To furnish; to state; to deliver; as, to render an
account; to render judgment. |
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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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To translate from one language into another; as, to
render Latin into English. |
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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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To try out or extract (oil, lard, tallow, etc.) from
fatty animal substances; as, to render tallow. |
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To plaster, as a wall of masonry, without the use of
lath. |
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To give an account; to make explanation or confession. |
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To pass; to run; -- said of the passage of a rope
through a block, eyelet, etc.; as, a rope renders well, that is, passes
freely; also, to yield or give way. |
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A surrender. |
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A return; a payment of rent. |
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An account given; a statement. |