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pander
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pan·der  (pndr)
intr.v. pan·dered, pan·der·ing, pan·ders
1. To act as a go-between or liaison in sexual intrigues; function as a procurer.
2. To cater to the lower tastes and desires of others or exploit their weaknesses: "He refused to pander to nostalgia and escapism" New York Times.

[Middle English Pandare, Pandarus, from Old Italian Pandaro, from Latin Pandarus, from Greek Pandaros.]

pander n.

pander
Verb
(foll. by to)to indulge (a person or his or her desires): he pandered to popular fears
Noun
Chiefly archaic a person who procures a sexual partner for someone [after Pandarus, in legend, the procurer of Cressida for Troilus]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.panderpander - someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce)
England - a division of the United Kingdom
offender, wrongdoer - a person who transgresses moral or civil law
procuress - a woman pimp
whoremaster, whoremonger - a pimp who procures whores
Verb1.pander - yield (to); give satisfaction to
humor, humour - put into a good mood
spree - engage without restraint in an activity and indulge, as when shopping
cater, ply, provide, supply - give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"
sow one's oats, sow one's wild oats - live promiscuously and self-indulgently
2.pander - arrange for sexual partners for others
cater, ply, provide, supply - give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"

pander
verb
pander to something or someone indulge, please, satisfy, gratify, cater to, play up to (informal) fawn on
Translations

pander [ˈpændəʳ] vi to pander to → complacer a
pander [ˈpændəʳ] vi to pander to → flatter bassement; obéir servilement à
pander [ˈpændəʳ] vi to pander to (person, desire etc) → sich richten nach, entgegenkommen +dat
pander [ˈpændəʳ] vi to pander to → lusingare; concedere tutto a

pander [ˈpӕndə]
to give in to (a desire, especially if unworthy) Some newspapers pander to people's interest in crime and violence. probeer behaag قَوّاد الزَّانيات насърчавам podporovat, podbízet lefle for Vorschub leisten υποθάλπω acceder a, complacer (millegi peale) välja mängima دامن زدن؛ کمک کردن دیگران برای رسیدن به امیال بد ruokkia encourager bassement לְעוֹדֵד झुक जाना podilaziti cinkosságot vállal menyerah, mengikuti kemauan höfða til assecondare 迎合する ...에 영합하다 nuolaidžiauti, pataikauti izdabāt; iztapt memenuhi kehendak toegeven aan, voeden lefle for ulegać mostrar cumplicidade com a insista потворствовать podporovať zadovoljiti podilaziti vädja till, ge efter för ยุยง bayağı duygularını tatmin etmek 慫恿,勾引 потурати مائل کرنا thoả mãn 怂恿,


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