How to pronounce render
American English pronunciation
REN-dur
- IPA
- /ˈɹɛndɚ/
- Syllables
- REN · dur (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What render means
Most people know render in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
To melt down animal fat and strain it clean
In a sentence: Grandma would render the bacon fat and save it in a jar for cooking.
Where it comes from: It comes through French from the Latin reddere, meaning to give back. The everyday meaning, to give or make, is the same word.
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