No. 747 in Italian
rendere
"Rendere" means "to render," "to make," "to return," or "to give back" in English.
In a sentence
Questa esperienza unica mi ha reso più fiducioso.
This unique experience made me more confident.
In this sentence, "rendere" is used in its sense of 'to make' or 'to turn into' something, where it conveys how the experience transformed the feeling of confidence.
Posso rendere il documento leggibile per tutti.
I can make the document readable for everyone.
Here, "rendere" refers to the process of making something achieve a specific state or quality, in this case, the document being readable.
La situazione è delicata: non voglio rendere le cose più complicate.
The situation is delicate: I don't want to make things more complicated.
In this context, "rendere" is again used to express causing something to become or be perceived in a specific way, emphasizing the action's result.
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