- ˈpander to sb/sth
- phrasal verb
showing disapprovalto do or say what someone wants in order to please themThe president was accused of pandering to racial prejudice.[/ex]
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ˈpander to sb/sth
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pander — pan|der [ˈpændə US ər] v pander to [pander to sb/sth] phr v [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: pander someone who finds lovers for others (14 20 centuries), from Pandarus man in an ancient Greek story who acted as a messenger between lovers] to give… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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 — [ˈpændə] verb pander to sb/sth … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
pander to something — ˈpander to sth/sb derived (disapproving) to do what sb wants, or try to please them, especially when this is not acceptable or reasonable • to pander to sb s wishes • The speech was pandering to racial prejudice. • … Useful english dictionary
pander to somebody — ˈpander to sth/sb derived (disapproving) to do what sb wants, or try to please them, especially when this is not acceptable or reasonable • to pander to sb s wishes • The speech was pandering to racial prejudice. • … Useful english dictionary
prejudice — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, deep rooted, deep seated, strong ▪ blatant ▪ serious (esp. BrE), unfair (esp. BrE) … Collocations dictionary
