Antonyms for render


Grammar : Verb
Spell : ren-der
Phonetic Transcription : ˈrɛn dər


Definition of render

Origin :
  • late 14c., "repeat, say again," from Old French rendre "give back, present, yield" (10c.), from Vulgar Latin *rendere (formed by dissimilation or on analogy of its antonym, prendre "to take"), from Latin reddere "give back, return, restore," from red- "back" (see re-) + comb. form of dare "to give" (see date (n.1)).
  • Meaning "hand over, deliver" is recorded from late 14c.; "to return" (thanks, a verdict, etc.) is attested from late 15c.; meaning "represent, depict" is first attested 1590s. Irregular retention of -er in a French verb in English is perhaps to avoid confusion with native rend (v.) or by influence of a Middle English legalese noun render "a payment of rent," from French noun use of the infinitive. Related: Rendered; rendering.
  • verb contribute
  • verb show; execute
  • verb translate, explain
Example sentences :
  • All have done their duty well, and to them also I desire to render my thanks.
  • Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
  • If I can render any assistance in making these inquiries, I will.
  • Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder
  • My field of labor was my own heart, which I endeavored to render pure in the sight of God.
  • Extract from : « Biography of a Slave » by Charles Thompson
  • It is not a thing for which one can render formal thanks in formal words.
  • Extract from : « De Profundis » by Oscar Wilde
  • A complete system of drainage is needed to render the work complete.
  • Extract from : « In the Heart of Vosges » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • The Orange-Outangs who render the side-walks dangerous have his worst.
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 2, April 9, 1870 » by Various
  • "You render me very grateful, Tom," said Major Cross, heartily.
  • Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
  • The thing most talked of, I remember, was the help that these Oneidas could render us.
  • Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
  • But all that had led to that love had only served to render it more enduring and concentred.
  • Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • But I am accountable to man, and that account I am willing to render.
  • Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Synonyms for render

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