render vs communicate

render is a noun but communicate is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
render	Yes	No	Yes	No
communicate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, communicate is a hypernym of render; that is, communicate is a word with a broader meaning than render:

Other hypernyms of render include intercommunicate.

As verbs, communicate is a hypernym of render; that is, communicate is a word with a broader meaning than render:

Other hypernyms of render include pass, pass along, pass on, put across.

render (noun)	communicate (noun)
a substance similar to stucco but exclusively applied to masonry walls

render (verb)	communicate (verb)
cause to become	transmit thoughts or feelings
melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities	transmit information
bestow	be in verbal contact; interchange information or ideas
pass down	receive Communion, in the Catholic church
restate (words) from one language into another language	administer Communion; in church
coat with plastic or cement	join or connect
give or supply	transfer to another
give an interpretation or rendition of
show in, or as in, a picture
give back
make over as a return
give something useful or necessary to
to surrender someone or something to another