[Vocabulary] render a bomb

[Kotfor]

What does "render a bomb" mean?

Does it mean to blow it up or disable? Is it necessary to add such words like "safe, harmless"? If I don't use them will they be implied or not necessarily?

He had to render the bomb. (Is it implied that it is supposed to be safe or if I don't add "safe" will it have another meaning?

 

[Rover_KE]

In what context did you encounter this apparently incomplete sentence?

 

[Kotfor]

In what context did you encounter this apparently incomplete sentence?

The bomb squad basically has two duties: to render the bomb safe and to collect the evidence.
http://www.themorningsun.com/events/20140625/member-of-bomb-squad-talks-to-gratiot-kids

 

[bhaisahab]

"safe" is necessary in that sentence.

 

[Kotfor]

"safe" is necessary in that sentence.

Basically "render" means here the same as it means in "He rendered himself happy by ...", right?

 

[Raymott]

'Render' here means 'make'. "render the bomb safe" = "make the bomb safe".
Your original question equates to: "What does 'make a bomb' mean, as in "He had to make the bomb."

 

[Tdol]

Is it necessary to add such words like "safe, harmless"?

Yes.

If I don't use them will they be implied?

No- the sentence will just look incomplete.