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1 pander
pander [ˈpændər]• to pander to [+ person] se prêter aux exigences de ; [+ whims, desires] se plier à ; [+ tastes, weaknesses] flatter* * *['pændə(r)]to pander to — céder aux exigences de [person]; flatter [whim]
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pander ['pændə(r)]∎ these films pander to our worst instincts ces films font appel à nos pires instincts;∎ to pander to sb encourager bassement qn;∎ to pander to a vice encourager un vice;∎ to pander to sb's whims se prêter aux exigences de qn2 noun(pimp) entremetteur(euse) m,f, proxénète mf
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pander — 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… … Law dictionary
pander — ► 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 … English terms dictionary
pander — 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 … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pander — 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… … English new terms dictionary
pander — /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… …
pander 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 … Useful english dictionary
pander — 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 … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pander — 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 … English dictionary
pander 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… … English dictionary
pander — 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
Pander — The verb pander means to cater to, or profit by, the vices of others. But for centuries it meant to act as a go between in clandestine love affairs. Pandaro was a character in Boccaccio s Filostrato. He was the cousin of Cressida and, living… … Dictionary of eponyms