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Synonyms: render Definition: cause to become Usage: The shot rendered her immobile

Hypernyms: make, get Definition: give certain properties to something Usage: get someone mad; She made us look silly; He made a fool of himself at the meeting; Don't make this into a big deal; This invention will make you a millionaire; Make yourself clear

Synonyms: try, render Definition: melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities Usage: try the yak butter; render fat in a casserole

Hypernyms: melt, melt down, run Definition: reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating Usage: melt butter; melt down gold; The wax melted in the sun

Synonyms: render, translate, interpret Definition: restate (words) from one language into another language Usage: 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.

Hypernyms: ingeminate, iterate, reiterate, repeat, restate, retell Definition: to say, state, or perform again Usage: She kept reiterating her request

Synonyms: give, render Definition: bestow Usage: give homage; render thanks

Hypernyms: communicate, intercommunicate Definition: transmit thoughts or feelings Usage: He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist

Synonyms: deliver, render, return Definition: pass down Usage: render a verdict; deliver a judgment

Hypernyms: put across, pass, pass along, pass on, communicate Definition: transmit information Usage: Please communicate this message to all employees; pass along the good news

Synonyms: render Definition: coat with plastic or cement Usage: render the brick walls in the den

Hypernyms: surface, coat Definition: put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface Usage: coat the cake with chocolate

Synonyms: give, return, render, generate, yield Definition: give or supply Usage: 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

Hypernyms: create, make, produce Definition: create or manufacture a man-made product Usage: We produce more cars than we can sell; The company has been making toys for two centuries

Synonyms: render, picture, show, depict Definition: show in, or as in, a picture Usage: This scene depicts country life; the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting

Hypernyms: represent, interpret Definition: create an image or likeness of Usage: The painter represented his wife as a young girl

Synonyms: interpret, render Definition: give an interpretation or rendition of Usage: The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully

Hypernyms: do, perform, execute Definition: carry out or perform an action Usage: John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters; the skater executed a triple pirouette; she did a little dance

Synonyms: deliver, fork out, fork over, fork up, hand over, turn in, render Definition: to surrender someone or something to another Usage: the guard delivered the criminal to the police; render up the prisoners; render the town to the enemy; fork over the money

Hypernyms: hand, give, reach, pass, pass on, turn over Definition: place into the hands or custody of Usage: hand me the spoon, please; Turn the files over to me, please; He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers

Synonyms: render, return Definition: give back Usage: render money

Hypernyms: give Definition: transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody Usage: I gave her my money; can you give me lessons?; She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care

Synonyms: render, submit Definition: make over as a return Usage: They had to render the estate

Hypernyms: gift, give, present Definition: give as a present; make a gift of Usage: What will you give her for her birthday?