The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Render \Ren"der\, v. i.
   1. To give an account; to make explanation or confession.
      [Obs.]
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   2. (Naut.) To pass; to run; -- said of the passage of a rope
      through a block, eyelet, etc.; as, a rope renders well,
      that is, passes freely; also, to yield or give way.
      --Totten.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Render \Ren"der\, n.
   1. A surrender. [Obs.] --Shak.
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   2. A return; a payment of rent.
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            In those early times the king's household was
            supported by specific renders of corn and other
            victuals from the tenants of the demains.
                                                  --Blackstone.
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   3. An account given; a statement. [Obs.] --Shak.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Render \Rend"er\ (-?r), n. [From Rend.]
   One who rends.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Render \Ren"der\ (r?n"d?r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rendered
   (-d?rd);p. pr. & vb. n. Rendering.] [F. rendre, LL. rendre,
   fr. L. reddere; pref. red-, re-, re- + dare to give. See
   Datetime, and cf. Reddition, Rent.]
   1. To return; to pay back; to restore.
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            Whose smallest minute lost, no riches render may.
                                                  --Spenser.
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   2. To inflict, as a retribution; to requite.
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            I will render vengeance to mine enemies. --Deut.
                                                  xxxii. 41.
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   3. To give up; to yield; to surrender.
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            I 'll make her render up her page to me. --Shak.
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   4. Hence, to furnish; to contribute.
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            Logic renders its daily service to wisdom and
            virtue.                               --I. Watts.
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   5. To furnish; to state; to deliver; as, to render an
      account; to render judgment.
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   6. To cause to be, or to become; as, to render a person more
      safe or more unsafe; to render a fortress secure.
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   7. To translate from one language into another; as, to render
      Latin into English.
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   8. To interpret; to set forth, represent, or exhibit; as, an
      actor renders his part poorly; a singer renders a passage
      of music with great effect; a painter renders a scene in a
      felicitous manner.
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            He did render him the most unnatural
            That lived amongst men.               --Shak.
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   9. To try out or extract (oil, lard, tallow, etc.) from fatty
      animal substances; as, to render tallow.
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   10. To plaster, as a wall of masonry, without the use of
       lath.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

render
    n 1: a substance similar to stucco but exclusively applied to
         masonry walls
    v 1: cause to become; "The shot rendered her immobile"
    2: give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room
       with an electrical heater" [syn: supply, provide,
       render, furnish]
    3: give an interpretation or rendition of; "The pianist rendered
       the Beethoven sonata beautifully" [syn: interpret,
       render]
    4: 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" [syn: render, yield,
       return, give, generate]
    5: pass down; "render a verdict"; "deliver a judgment" [syn:
       render, deliver, return]
    6: make over as a return; "They had to render the estate" [syn:
       render, submit]
    7: give back; "render money" [syn: render, return]
    8: 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" [syn: hand over, fork over, fork out, fork up,
       turn in, deliver, render]
    9: 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" [syn: picture, depict,
       render, show]
    10: coat with plastic or cement; "render the brick walls in the
        den"
    11: bestow; "give homage"; "render thanks" [syn: give,
        render]
    12: 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." [syn: translate, interpret,
        render]
    13: melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities; "try
        the yak butter"; "render fat in a casserole" [syn: try,
        render]