render down

verb

To remove the fat from (a piece of meat) by cooking.

Meanings

verbrender down (third-person singular simple present renders down, present participle rendering down, simple past and past participle rendered down)

present singular third person renders down · participle present rendering down · participle past rendered down · past rendered down

  1. transitiveTo remove the fat from (a piece of meat) by cooking.
  2. transitiveTo reduce a complex idea to its basic elements.
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “render down,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/render%20down.

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