render helpless
1render helpless — index disable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2render — [ren′dər] vt. [ME rendren < OFr rendre < VL * rendere, for L reddere, to restore < re(d) , back + dare, to give: see DATE1] 1. to give, hand over, deliver, present, or submit, as for approval, consideration, payment, etc. [to render an… …
3helpless — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, feel, lie, look, seem, stand, watch ▪ John felt completely helpless …
4render — render1 renderable, adj. renderer, n. /ren deuhr/, v.t. 1. to cause to be or become; make: to render someone helpless. 2. to do; perform: to render a service. 3. to furnish; provide: to render aid. 4. to exhibit or show ( …
5render — I. verb (rendered; rendering) Etymology: Middle English rendren, from Anglo French rendre to give back, surrender, from Vulgar Latin *rendere, alteration of Latin reddere, partly from re + dare to give & partly from re + dere to put more at date …
6render — 01. One of the problems with pesticide use is that over time insects become resistant to it, [rendering] it ineffective. 02. Superman was [rendered] as weak and helpless as a kitten in the presence of the material known as kryptonite. 03. Tape… …
7render — /ˈrɛndə / (say renduh) verb (t) 1. to make or cause (a person or thing) to be or become as specified: to render someone helpless. 2. to do; perform: to render a service. 3. to furnish: to render aid. 4. to exhibit or show (obedience, attention,… …
8render — v.tr. 1 cause to be or become; make (rendered us helpless). 2 give or pay (money, service, etc.), esp. in return or as a thing due (render thanks; rendered good for evil). 3 (often foll. by to) a give (assistance) (rendered aid to the injured… …
9disable — dis·able vt dis·abled, dis·abl·ing 1: to deprive of legal right, qualification, or capacity 2: to make incapable or ineffective; specif: to cause to have a disability dis·able·ment n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
10paralyze — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. cripple; demoralize; disable; deaden; bring to a stop. See impotence, insensibility. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. strike with paralysis, make inert, render nerveless; see deaden 1 . III (Roget s 3… …
