pre-render

verb

To render (a complex image) in advance.

OriginEnglish render ← Middle English pre- ← Latin prae- →
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Meanings

verbpre-render (third-person singular simple present pre-renders, present participle pre-rendering, simple past and past participle pre-rendered)

present singular third person pre-renders · participle present pre-rendering · participle past pre-rendered · past pre-rendered

  1. transitivecomputer graphicsTo render (a complex image) in advance.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Englishrender
  10. Englishpre-render

From pre- + render.

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Translations

German vorrendern
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APA

pre-render. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pre-render

MLA

“pre-render.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pre-render. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pre-render,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pre-render.

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