1 C1 neutral
to melt down animal fat or tissue by heating it in order to extract usable fat
"They rendered down the pork fat to make cooking lard."
separable
render down
C1 neutral separable transitive
to heat animal fat or similar material until it melts and separates
In plain English
to cook fat slowly so the oil comes out
What does "render down" mean?
One main meaning — here's how to use it.
Literal vs figurative
Words literally mean
to process material until it becomes a reduced melted substance
Actually means
to cook fat slowly so the oil comes out
Usage tip
Mostly used in cooking, but also in farming or industrial processing. It is a technical literal expression rather than an everyday idiom.
Words that pair with "render down"
Natural word combinations native speakers use most often.
fat lard tallow suet bacon trimmings
How to conjugate "render down"
The five tense forms you'll use most often.
Base
render down
I/you/we/they
3rd person
renders down
he/she/it
Past simple
rendered down
yesterday
Past participle
rendered down
have + pp
-ing form
rendering down
continuous
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