n. One who rends or tears by violence.To give or pay back; give in return, or in retribution; return: sometimes with back.To give up; yield; surrender.To give; furnish; present; afford for use or benefit; often, to give officially, or in compliance with a request or duty: as, to render assistance or service; the court rendered judgment.To make or cause to be; cause to become; invest with certain qualities: as, to render a fortress more secure or impregnable.To translate, as from one language into another.To interpret, or express for others, the meaning, spirit, and effect of; reproduce; represent: as, to render a part in a drama, a piece of music, a scene in painting, etc.To report; exhibit; describe.To reduce; try out; clarify by boiling or steaming: said of fats: as, kettle-rendered lard.In building, to plaster directly on the brickwork and without the intervention of laths.To pass or pull through a pulley or the like, as a rope.Synonyms To restore.To contribute, supply.5 and Interpret, etc. See translate.To give an account; make explanation or confession.To be put or passed through a pulley or the like.n. A return; a payment, especially a payment of rent.n. A giving up; surrender.n. An account given; a statement; a confession.n. Plaster put directly on a wall.