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Rendering and Impression

rendering

noun

  • A performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc..
    • usage: "they heard a live rendition of three pieces by Schubert"
  • An explanation of something that is not immediately obvious.
    • usage: "the edict was subject to many interpretations"; "he annoyed us with his interpreting of parables"; "often imitations are extended to provide a more accurate rendition of the child's intended meaning"
  • The act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance.
    • usage: "her rendition of Milton's verse was extraordinarily moving"
  • A written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language.
  • A coat of stucco applied to a masonry wall.
  • Perspective drawing of an architect's design.
  • Giving in acknowledgment of obligation.

verb

  • Cause to become.
    • usage: "The shot rendered her immobile"
  • Give something useful or necessary to.
    • usage: "We provided the room with an electrical heater"
  • Give an interpretation or rendition of.
    • usage: "The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully"
  • 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"
  • Pass down.
    • usage: "render a verdict"; "deliver a judgment"
  • Make over as a return.
    • usage: "They had to render the estate"
  • Give back.
    • usage: "render money"
  • 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"
  • 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"
  • Coat with plastic or cement.
    • usage: "render the brick walls in the den"
  • Bestow.
    • usage: "give homage"; "render thanks"
  • 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."
  • Melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities.
    • usage: "try the yak butter"; "render fat in a casserole"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
impression

noun

  • A vague idea in which some confidence is placed.
    • usage: "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying"
  • An outward appearance.
    • usage: "he made a good impression"; "I wanted to create an impression of success"; "she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting"
  • A clear and telling mental image.
    • usage: "he described his mental picture of his assailant"; "he had no clear picture of himself or his world"; "the events left a permanent impression in his mind"
  • A concavity in a surface produced by pressing.
    • usage: "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud"
  • A symbol that is the result of printing or engraving.
    • usage: "he put his stamp on the envelope"
  • All the copies of a work printed at one time.
    • usage: "they ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies"
  • Dentistry) an imprint of the teeth and gums in wax or plaster. (
    • usage: "the dentist took an impression for use in preparing an inlay"
  • An impressionistic portrayal of a person.
    • usage: "he did a funny impression of a politician"
  • The act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of another.
    • usage: "he watched the impression of the seal on the hot wax"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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