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.
He did render him the most unnatural
That lived amongst men.
Shak. 9. To try out or extract (oil, lard, tallow, etc.) from fatty animal substances; as, to render tallow.
10. To plaster, as a wall of masonry, without the use of lath.
Render
(Ren"der), v. i.
1. To give an account; to make explanation or confession. [Obs.]
2. (Naut.) 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. Totten.
Render
(Ren"der), n.
1. A surrender. [Obs.] Shak.
2. A return; a payment of rent.
In those early times the king's household was supported by specific renders of corn and other victuals
from the tenants of the demains.
Blackstone. 3. An account given; a statement. [Obs.] Shak.
Renderable
(Ren"der*a*ble) a. Capable of being rendered.
Renderer
(Ren"der*er) n.
1. One who renders.
2. A vessel in which lard or tallow, etc., is rendered.
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.
Rendezvous
(Ren"dez*vous) n.; pl. Rendezvouses [Rare in the plural.] [F. rendez- vous, properly,
render yourselves, repair to a place. See Render.]
1. A place appointed for a meeting, or at which persons customarily meet.
An inn, the free rendezvous of all travelers.
Sir W. Scott. 2. Especially, the appointed place for troops, or for the ships of a fleet, to assemble; also, a place for
enlistment.
The king appointed his whole army to be drawn together to a rendezvous at Marlborough.
Clarendon. 3. A meeting by appointment. Sprat.
4. Retreat; refuge. [Obs.] Shak.
