render — verb 1 render sth useless/render sb harmless etc to make someone or something useless etc: New laws have rendered this kind of assistance virtually impossible. 2 render an apology/an explanation/a service etc formal to say sorry to someone, give… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
render */ — UK [ˈrendə(r)] / US [ˈrendər] verb [transitive] Word forms render : present tense I/you/we/they render he/she/it renders present participle rendering past tense rendered past participle rendered 1) formal to provide a service, or to give help to… … English dictionary
render — ren|der [ rendər ] verb transitive * ▸ 1 provide service/help ▸ 2 express/translate ▸ 3 cause to be ▸ 4 announce something ▸ 5 cover wall ▸ 6 melt animal fat 1. ) FORMAL to provide a service or give help to someone or something: We are sincerely… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
render — ren·der / ren dər/ vt 1: to transmit to another: deliver 2: to furnish for consideration, approval, or information: as a: hand down … Law dictionary
render — [ren′dər] vt. [ME rendren < OFr rendre < VL * rendere, for L reddere, to restore < re(d) , back + dare, to give: see DATE1] 1. to give, hand over, deliver, present, or submit, as for approval, consideration, payment, etc. [to render an… … English World dictionary
melt down — verb reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating melt butter melt down gold The wax melted in the sun • Syn: ↑melt, ↑run • Derivationally related forms: ↑meltable ( … Useful english dictionary
To set down — Set Set (s[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Set}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Setting}.] [OE. setten, AS. setton; akin to OS. settian, OFries. setta, D. zetten, OHG. sezzen, G. setzen, Icel. setja, Sw. s[ a]tta, Dan. s?tte, Goth. satjan; causative from the root… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Watership Down (film) — Infobox Film| Watership Down name = Watership Down caption = Poster for Watership Down , depicting Bigwig in a snare director = Martin Rosen producer = Martin Rosen writer = Original novel: Richard Adams Screenplay: Martin Rosen starring = John… … Wikipedia
To bring down — Bring Bring, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brought}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bringing}.] [OE. bringen, AS. bringan; akin to OS. brengian, D. brengen, Fries. brenga, OHG. bringan, G. bringen, Goth. briggan.] 1. To convey to the place where the speaker is or is to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To bring down the house — Bring Bring, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brought}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bringing}.] [OE. bringen, AS. bringan; akin to OS. brengian, D. brengen, Fries. brenga, OHG. bringan, G. bringen, Goth. briggan.] 1. To convey to the place where the speaker is or is to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hand down — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. pass on, bequeath, grant; see give 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To convey (something) from one generation to the next: bequeath, hand on, pass (along or on), transmit. See GIVE. 2. To deliver (an indictment or… … English dictionary for students
