n.

1. a substance similar to stucco but exclusively applied to masonry walls

v.

1. cause to become
   
   • The shot rendered her immobile
2. provide or furnish with;
   supply, provide, furnish
   
   • We provided the room with an electrical heater
3. give an interpretation or rendition of;
   interpret
   
   • The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully
4. give or supply;
   yield, return, give, generate
   
   • 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. pass down;
   deliver, return
   
   • render a verdict
   • deliver a judgment
6. make over as a return;
   submit
   
   • They had to render the estate
7. give back;
   return
   
   • render money
8. to surrender someone or something to another;
   hand over, fork over, fork out, fork up, turn in, get in, deliver
   
   • the guard delivered the criminal to the police
   • render up the prisoners
   • render the town to the enemy
   • fork over the money
9. show in, or as in, a picture;
   picture, depict, show
   
   • This scene depicts country life
   • the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting
10. coat with plastic or cement
    
    • render the brick walls in the den
11. bestow;
    give
    
    • give homage
    • render thanks
12. restate (words) from one language into another language;
    translate, interpret
    
    • 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. melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities;
    try
    
    • try the yak butter
    • render fat in a casserole