render
rend·er / ˈrendər/ • v. [tr.] 1. provide (a service): money serves as a reward for services rendered. ∎ give (help): Mrs. Evans would render assistance to those she thought were in real need. ∎ submit or present for inspection or consideration: he would render income tax returns at the end of the year. ∎ poetic/lit. hand over: he will render up his immortal soul. ∎ deliver (a verdict or judgment): the jury's finding amounted to the clearest verdict yet rendered upon the scandal.2. [tr.] cause to be or become; make: the rains rendered his escape impossible.3. represent or depict artistically: the eyes and the cheeks are exceptionally well rendered. ∎ translate: the phrase was rendered into English. ∎ Mus. perform (a piece): a soprano solo reverently rendered by Linda Howie. ∎ Comput. process (an outline image) using color and shading in order to make it appear solid and three-dimensional.4. melt down (fat): the fat was being cut up and rendered for lard. ∎ process (the carcass of an animal) in order to extract proteins, fats, and other usable parts: [as adj.] (rendered) the rendered down remains of sheep. 5. cover (stone or brick) with a coat of plaster: external walls will be rendered and tiled.• n. a first coat of plaster applied to a brick or stone surface.DERIVATIVES: ren·der·er n.