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In lang=en terms the difference between render and handle

is that render is to convert waste animal tissue into a usable byproduct while handle is to use the hands.

As verbs the difference between render and handle

is that render is to cause to become while handle is to use the hands.

As nouns the difference between render and handle

is that render is a substance similar to stucco but exclusively applied to masonry walls or render can be one who rends while handle is a part of an object which is held in the hand when used or moved, as the haft of a sword, the knob of a door, the bail of a kettle, etc or handle can be (slang) a name, nickname or pseudonym.

render

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Alternative forms

* rendre (archaic)

Verb

(en verb)
  • To cause to become.
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  • To interpret, give an interpretation or rendition of.
  • * 1748 . David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 34.
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  • To translate into another language.
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  • To pass down.
  • To make over as a return.
  • To give; to give back.
  • to render an account of what really happened
  • * I. Watts
  • Logic renders its daily service to wisdom and virtue.
  • to give up; to yield; to surrender.
  • * Shakespeare
  • I'll make her render up her page to me.
  • (computer graphics) To transform (a model) into a display on the screen or other media.
  • To capture and turn over to another country secretly and extrajudicially.
  • To convert waste animal tissue into a usable byproduct.
  • (cooking) For fat to drip off meat from cooking.
  • (construction) To cover a wall with a film of cement or plaster.
  • (nautical) To pass; to run; said of the passage of a rope through a block, eyelet, etc.
  • (nautical) To yield or give way.
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  • (obsolete) To return; to pay back; to restore.
  • * Spenser
  • whose smallest minute lost, no riches render may
  • (obsolete) To inflict, as a retribution; to requite.
  • * Bible, Deuteronomy xxxii. 41
  • I will render vengeance to mine enemies.
    Synonyms
    * (fat dripping) render off
    Derived terms
    * (computer graphics) renderer, rendering

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A substance similar to stucco but exclusively applied to masonry walls.
  • (computer graphics) An image produced by rendering a model.
  • A low-resolution render might look blocky.
  • (obsolete) A surrender.
  • (Shakespeare)
  • (obsolete) A return; a payment of rent.
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  • In those early times the king's household was supported by specific renders of corn and other victuals from the tenants of the demesnes.
  • (obsolete) An account given; a statement.
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    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who rends.
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    handle

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) handel, handle, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A part of an object which is held in the hand when used or moved, as the haft of a sword, the knob of a door, the bail of a kettle, etc.
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  • That of which use is made; an instrument for effecting a purpose (either literally or figuratively); a tool.
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  • (American) A half-gallon (1.75-liter) bottle of alcohol.
  • (computing) A reference to an object or structure that can be stored in a variable.
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  • (gambling) The gross amount of wagering within a given period of time or for a given event at one of more establishments.
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  • The daily handle of a Las Vegas casino is typically millions of dollars.
  • (geography, Newfoundland, and, Labrador, rare) A point, an extremity of land.
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  • (textiles) The tactile qualities of a fabric, e.g., softness, firmness, elasticity, fineness, resilience, and other qualities perceived by touch.
  • (topology) A topological space homeomorphic to a ball but viewed as a product of two lower-dimensional balls.
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  • Derived terms
    * give a handle * handlebar, handlebars * handlebody * handleless * handling * love handle

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) handlen, from (etyl) .

    Verb

  • To use the hands.
  • * Psalm 115:7:
  • They [idols made of gold and silver] have hands, but they handle not
  • To touch; to feel with the hand.
  • * Luke 24:39:
  • Handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh.
  • To use or hold with the hand.
  • * :
  • About his altar, handling holy things
  • To manage in using, as a spade or a musket; to wield; often, to manage skillfully.
  • * Shakespeare, King Lear , IV-vi:
  • That fellow handles his bow like a crowkeeper
  • To accustom to the hand; to work upon, or take care of, with the hands.
  • * Sir W. Temple:
  • The hardness of the winters forces the breeders to house and handle their colts six months every year
  • To receive and transfer; to have pass through one's hands; hence, to buy and sell
  • a merchant handles a variety of goods, or a large stock
  • To deal with; to make a business of.
  • * Jeremiah, 2:8:
  • They that handle the law knew me not
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  • To treat; to use, well or ill.
  • * Shakespeare, Henry VI , Part I, I-iv:
  • How wert thou handled being prisoner
  • To manage; to control; to practice skill upon.
  • * Shakespeare, Measure for Measure , V-i:
  • You shall see how I'll handle her
  • To use or manage in writing or speaking; to treat, as a theme, an argument, or an objection.
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  • We will handle what persons are apt to envy others
  • (soccer) To touch the ball with the hand or arm; to commit handball.
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    Synonyms
    * feel * finger * touch * deal * manage * treat
    Derived terms
    * to handle without gloves: (colloquial) See under glove * mishandle

    Etymology 3

    Originally Cornish-American, from (etyl) , later hanow (pronounced han'of'' or ''han'o ).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (slang) A name, nickname or pseudonym.
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