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Added 9 October 2026

render

/ˈɹɛn.də/ noun

Latin root: rendere Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about render at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A substance similar to stucco but exclusively applied to masonry walls.

verb

Cause to become.
The shot rendered her immobile
Give something useful or necessary to.
We provided the room with an electrical heater
Give an interpretation or rendition of.
The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully

Origin

From Middle English renderen, rendren, from Old French rendre (“render, give back”), from Late Latin rendere, from Latin reddere (“make, give back”).

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