rendering Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc.
   rendition.
   
   • they heard a live rendition of three pieces by Schubert
2. noun an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious
   rendition; interpretation; interpreting.
   
   • the edict was subject to many interpretations
   • he annoyed us with his interpreting of parables
   • often imitations are extended to provide a more accurate rendition of the child's intended meaning
3. noun the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance
   rendition; interpretation.
   
   • her rendition of Milton's verse was extraordinarily moving
4. noun a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
   translation; interlingual rendition; version.
   
5. noun a coat of stucco applied to a masonry wall
   
6. noun perspective drawing of an architect's design
   
7. noun giving in acknowledgment of obligation
   
8. verb cause to become
   render.
   
   • The shot rendered her immobile
9. verb give something useful or necessary to
   provide; furnish; render; supply.
   
   • We provided the room with an electrical heater
10. verb give an interpretation or rendition of
    render; interpret.
    
    • The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully
11. verb give or supply
    generate; return; yield; render; give.
    
    • 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
12. verb pass down
    return; deliver; render.
    
    • render a verdict
    • deliver a judgment
13. verb make over as a return
    submit; render.
    
    • They had to render the estate
14. verb give back
    return; render.
    
    • render money
15. verb to surrender someone or something to another
    hand over; render; deliver; fork over; turn in; fork up; fork out.
    
    • the guard delivered the criminal to the police
    • render up the prisoners
    • render the town to the enemy
    • fork over the money
16. verb show in, or as in, a picture
    picture; depict; render; show.
    
    • This scene depicts country life
    • the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting
17. verb coat with plastic or cement
    render.
    
    • render the brick walls in the den
18. verb bestow
    render; give.
    
    • give homage
    • render thanks
19. verb restate (words) from one language into another language
    translate; render; 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.
20. verb melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities
    try; render.
    
    • try the yak butter
    • render fat in a casserole

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