Overview of noun rendering

The noun rendering has 7 senses

• rendition, rendering -- (a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc.; "they heard a live rendition of three pieces by Schubert")


• interpretation, interpreting, rendition, rendering -- (an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious; "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")


• rendition, rendering, interpretation -- (the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance; "her rendition of Milton's verse was extraordinarily moving")


• translation, interlingual rendition, rendering, version -- (a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language)


• rendering -- (a coat of stucco applied to a masonry wall)


• rendering -- (perspective drawing of an architect's design)


• rendering -- (giving in acknowledgment of obligation)

Overview of verb render

The verb render has 13 senses

• render -- (cause to become; "The shot rendered her immobile")


• supply, provide, render, furnish -- (give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater")


• interpret, render -- (give an interpretation or rendition of; "The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully")


• render, yield, return, give, generate -- (give or supply; "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")


• render, deliver, return -- (pass down; "render a verdict"; "deliver a judgment")


• render, submit -- (make over as a return; "They had to render the estate")


• render, return -- (give back; "render money")


• hand over, fork over, fork out, fork up, turn in, deliver, render -- (to surrender someone or something to another; "the guard delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the money")


• picture, depict, render, show -- (show in, or as in, a picture; "This scene depicts country life"; "the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting")


• render -- (coat with plastic or cement; "render the brick walls in the den")


• give, render -- (bestow; "give homage"; "render thanks")


• translate, interpret, render -- (restate (words) from one language into another language; "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.")


• try, render -- (melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities; "try the yak butter"; "render fat in a casserole")