pander (verb)
1pander — pan·der 1 / pan dər/ vt: to sell or distribute by pandering had no protected right to pander prurient materials Dunigan Enterprises v. DA for the Northern District, 415 N.E.2d 251 (1981) vi: to engage in pandering counts included...conspiracy to… …
2pander — ► VERB (pander to) ▪ gratify or indulge (an immoral or distasteful desire or habit). ► NOUN dated ▪ a pimp or procurer. ORIGIN from Pandare, a character in Chaucer s Troilus and Criseyde who acts as a lovers go between …
3pander — verb pander to sb/sth phrasal verb (T) to give someone what they want, when you know it is not good for them: newspapers that pander to people s interest in sex …
4pander — verb (pander to) gratify or indulge (an immoral or distasteful desire or habit). noun 1》 dated a pimp. 2》 archaic a person who panders to the desires of another. Origin ME (asnoun): from Pandare, the name of a character in Chaucer s Troilus and… …
5pander — /ˈpændə / (say panduh) noun Also, panderer. 1. Obsolete a go between in intrigues of love. 2. a procurer; pimp. 3. someone who ministers to the weaknesses or baser passions of others. –verb (t) 4. to act as a pander for. –verb (i) 5. to act as a… …
6pander to — INDULGE, gratify, satisfy, cater to, give in to, accommodate, comply with. → pander * * * ˈpander to [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they pander to he/she/it panders to present participle pandering to …
7pander — pan|der [ pændər ] verb pander to phrasal verb transitive pander to someone/something to do or say what someone wants in order to please them, even though you know it is not right: The government was accused of pandering to racial prejudice …
8pander — UK [ˈpændə(r)] / US [ˈpændər] verb Word forms pander : present tense I/you/we/they pander he/she/it panders present participle pandering past tense pandered past participle pandered Phrasal verbs: pander to …
9pander to — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms pander to : present tense I/you/we/they pander to he/she/it panders to present participle pandering to past tense pandered to past participle pandered to showing disapproval pander to someone/something to do… …
10pander — I. intransitive verb (pandered; pandering) Date: 1523 to act as a pander; especially to provide gratification for others desires < films that pander to the basest emotions > • panderer noun II. noun Etymology: Middle English …
