RENDER - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Verb
cause to become
Example: The shot rendered her immobile
Categories: Make, Get
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Verb
give or supply
Example: 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
Categories: Produce, Make, Create
Meaning 3
Part of speech: Verb
pass down
Example: render a verdict; deliver a judgment
Categories: Communicate, Pass on, Pass, Pass along, Put across
Meaning 4
Part of speech: Verb
make over as a return
Example: They had to render the estate
Categories: Give, Gift, Present
Meaning 5
Part of speech: Verb
give back
Example: render money
Categories: Give
Meaning 6
Part of speech: Verb
coat with plastic or cement
Example: render the brick walls in the den
Categories: Coat, Surface
Synonyms
Picture, Try, Show, Give, Deliver
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "render" comes from Latin reddō. It started in Vulgar Latin *rendō. Then it appeared in Old French rendre. Later, people used it in Middle English renderen.
🔗 Related Words
rend – A related word in the same word family.
er – A related word in the same word family.
🧩 Fun Fact
Each language in this chain added phonetic changes that transformed the original sound.