All 3 Uses
render
in
The Selection, by Kiera Cass
(Edited)
- Large paintings hung on the walls, depicting the kings of the past and a few renderings of old American and Canadian leaders.
p. 98.4 *renderings = paintings
- I wondered if they could become confidantes of some kind, or if training and protocol would render them completely unable to even share a cup of tea with me.
p. 120.2render = make
- This was the man who was going to lead our country: the guy rendered useless by tears.
p. 155.7 *rendered = made
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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(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.