to give or supply; to cause something or someone to be in a particular state.
The doctor's kind words could render him hopeful, even as the bad news threatened to render his spirit broken. He needed that small bit of strength to face what came next.
The flickering lamplight and the chilling wind outside the window began to render the old lighthouse keeper in a state of deep unease. He knew the storm would render his watch a long and difficult one, with no easy way to communicate his worries.
The old woman’s breath hitched, a harsh sound that seemed to render her whole body frail. She clutched the faded photograph, the image of her lost cat beginning to blur through her tears. This memory would render her heartbroken until the day she died.
The very tiny, very grumpy squirrel, Bartholomew, decided to render himself quite invisible by stuffing his entire body into a single acorn. His friends, who just wanted to share their nuts, found this an odd choice that would render them confused and acorn-less.
The storm's fury began to render the small fishing village helpless. Waves crashed over the docks, threatening to render the boats completely submerged. Fear gripped the villagers as the rising water threatened to render their homes uninhabitable and their hopes for safety just a memory.
He watched the flickering screen, hoping the old projector would render the images clear enough to understand the past. The grainy film threatened to render his search for answers futile, leaving him in a state of deepening frustration.
The relentless solar flare was beginning to render the planet's atmosphere unstable. Emergency protocols kicked in, aiming to render the surface habitable for a limited time, but the sheer intensity threatened to render all their efforts futile.
The landlord's refusal to fix the leaky roof would render their tiny apartment nearly unlivable. Dampness and mildew began to render everything inside moldy, and the constant dripping noise would render sleep impossible. They pleaded for help, hoping the authorities would render a decision in their favor.
The old mechanic, his hands stained with grease, just shook his head. He couldn't render the rusty gears workable again; the damage was too severe. He’d have to deliver the bad news, to render the situation hopeless for the farmer who desperately needed the tractor back.
The tremors began subtly, a nervous flutter in the concrete. Then, the ground lurched. The seismic shock didn't just shake the old observatory; it managed to render the delicate celestial charts into mere confetti. Their careful, decades-long work was reduced to nothing by the sheer force of the earth.
His desperate pleas did nothing to render the guards more sympathetic. They continued to push him back, leaving him cold and alone, a stark reminder of his dire situation.
The sheer relief of the village elder, witnessing the parched fields finally receive water, seemed to render him speechless. Generations of drought had threatened their survival, and this unexpected monsoon promised to render their desperate situation into one of hope and bounty.
The surveyor, weary from days spent mapping the arid canyon, could only render a sigh of utter exhaustion. He hoped the water he managed to collect would render his throat less parched for the trek ahead, and his companions' spirits less defeated.
The wizard's spell, intended to render the dragon a fluffy bunny, instead caused it to render a spectacular, albeit pungent, cloud of shimmering glitter. The king, quite bewildered by this glittering eruption, found himself in a peculiar state of amusement, despite the subsequent dragon-sized sparkle infestation.
The meager offerings they managed to gather would render their situation even more dire. This scarce supply would only serve to render them more vulnerable to the harsh elements and their desperate pursuers.
His betrayal would render her inconsolable, the weight of his perfidy leaving her desolate. The sheer magnitude of his duplicity was enough to utterly subvert her faith in human connection, leaving her vulnerable and adrift.
The expedition's dwindling provisions threatened to render the team utterly incapacitated; the gnawing hunger and frigid air conspired to bring them to a state of abject desperation, with survival becoming a precarious conjecture.
The sudden absence of the vital nutrient would inevitably render the genetically modified lichen inert. Its specialized cellular structure, designed for extreme survival, would then be unable to perform the necessary metabolic processes. This deficiency would render the organism incapable of its crucial atmospheric purification role, a catastrophic failure.
The notoriously indolent jester, bereft of any semblance of punctuality, attempted to render his sovereign utterly apoplectic with a preposterous proclamation of a spontaneous joust. He hoped this absurd charade would render the monarch blissfully unaware of the impending banquet's culinary calamities.
The hapless alchemist, attempting to transmute lead into artisanal cheese, managed only to render his entire laboratory into a particularly pungent Gorgonzola. His efforts, however, did render his disgruntled apprentices considerably amused, as they surveyed the pungent panorama that had once been their workspace, now a monument to his dairy-based ambitions.
Normal — Everyday words worth reinforcing.