REN'DER, v.t. [This is probably the L. reddo, with a casually inserted.]
1. To return; to pay back.
See That none render evil for evil to any man. 1 Th 5.
2. To inflict, as a retribution.
I will render vengeance to my enemies. Deu 32.
3. To give on demand; to give; to assign.
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit, than seven men that can render a reason. Prov 26.
4. To make or cause to be, by some influence upon a thing, or by some change; as, to render a person more safe or more unsafe; to render him solicitous or cautious; to render a fortress more secure or impregnable; to render a ferocious animal more mild and tractable.
5. To translate, as from one language into another; as, to render Latin into English. We say, to render a word, a sentence a book, or an author into a different language.
6. To surrender; to yield or give up the command or possession of; as, to render one's self to his enemies.
[Less used than surrender.]
7. To afford; to give for use or benefit.
Washington rendered great service to his country.
8. To represent; to exhibit.
He did render him the most unnatural that liv'd amongst men. [Not in use.]
To render back, to return; to restore.
REN'DER, n.
1. A surrender; a giving up.
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 domains.
3. An account given.
