All 4 Uses
render
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Slaughterhouse-Five
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- ...and the great services they rendered to Christianity.
Chpt 1 *rendered = gave
- ...and another pamphlet of German phrases rendered in English phonetics,
Chpt 2 *rendered = translated
- He dilated upon the piety and heroism of 'The Three Musketeers,' portrayed, in the most glowing and impassioned hues, their virtue and magnanimity, the imperishable honor they acquired for themselves, and the great services they rendered to Christianity, It was entirely Billy's fault that this fighting organization no longer existed, Weary felt, and Billy was going to pay.†
Chpt 2 *
- The British had no way of knowing it, but the candles and the soap were made from the fat of rendered Jews and Gypsies and fairies and communists, and other enemies of the State.†
Chpt 5
Definitions:
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(render as in: rendered service or a verdict) to give or supply something
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(render as in: rendered her unconscious) to make or cause to become
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(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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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) A comprehensive dictionary will have more specialized definitions of render.