Rendered

Part of speech: verb

Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛn.dəd/

Definitions

1. To provide or give something such as a service or help ; to depict or represent visually, especially in art or graphics ; to cause to become or make a particular state or condition
2. To supply or deliver something like assistance or a product ; to create a visual representation or interpretation ; to transform or change into a new form or state
3. To offer or furnish something required or requested ; to portray or express in a visual format ; to produce a result by causing a change or effect

Etymology: "Rendered" is the past tense and past participle of "render," so the story belongs to the verb. The core idea is "give back." Latin "reddere" combined "re-" (back) with "dare" (to give), and it passed through Late Latin "rendere" and Old French "rendre" into Middle English "renderen," where the sense of handing something back or over was already well established. Each of the modern senses grows out of that original act of giving. Handing something over or delivering it gave rise to supplying assistance or a product. Surrendering or returning something in a transaction, and then delivering a finished version of a work, led to creating a visual representation or interpretation. Giving something back in a new form is the root of transforming something into a different state, as when fat is rendered down or a text is rendered into another language.

Synonyms: provided, delivered