All 5 Uses of
render
in
Julius Caesar
- O ye gods,
Render me worthy of this noble wife!
p. 71.5 *render = make
- Let each man render me his bloody hand:
p. 107.7 *render = give
- Besides, it were a mock
Apt to be rendered, for someone to say
"Break up the Senate till another time,
When Caesar's wife shall meet with better dreams."†p. 81.7
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Those that will hear me speak, let 'em stay here;
Those that will follow Cassius, go with him;
And public reasons shall be rendered
Of Caesar's death.†p. 117.0
- I will hear Cassius; and compare their reasons,
When severally we hear them rendered.†p. 117.1
Definitions:
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(1)
(render as in: rendered service or a verdict) to give or supply something
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(2)
(render as in: rendered her unconscious) to make or cause to become
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(3)
(render as in: rendered interpretation) to portray or create something in a particular way; or to interpret, translate, or extract fromThe exact meaning of this sense of render depends upon its context. For example:
- "Each artist will render a different interpretation when painting a portrait." -- create in a particular way
- "A Supreme Court judge may render his own interpretation of the Constitution." -- interpret in a particular way
- "The computer you are using, rendered this page from software instructions." -- created through interpretation
- "A graph is rendered from the underlying data." -- made
- "Fat can be rendered (extracted) by cooking meat slowly." -- extracted from
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(4)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) A comprehensive dictionary will have more specialized definitions of render.