Which of the verbs (render, lend, give, provide) is the most suitable in this sentence?
Where he did intervene in public, it was generally to render/lend/give/provide support to' legal' discriminatory measures.
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provide
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Lend or give would be best. Provide is ok. Contrary to the apparent popular opinion "render" actually would work here. It just sounds unusual. I have heard the phrase "render support" or "render aid" in reference to sending someone somewhere to help out but it isn't typically used by anyone too often.
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I’d also favour “lend” as my first choice. Render is unlikely to be correct.
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There are three possible answers.
"Lend" is the best option, I think. "Lend support" is a very natural collocation.
"Give" or "provide" would also be OK.
"Render"is wrong.
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I think "provide support" is more common than "give support," but which term you use could depend on the context, as Ann noted. Specifically, if this is a legal context, then there could be a more formal phrase, such as "render" (though I doubt it).
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