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pander to sb/sth phrasal verb
phrasal verb disapproving
Definition
to do or provide exactly what a person or group wants, especially when it is not acceptable, reasonable or approved of, usually in order to get some personal advantage
It's not good the way she panders to his every whim.
Political leaders almost inevitably pander to big business.
(Definition of pander to sb/sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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Synonyms and related words:
- -backed
- back
- backing
- Behind every great/successful man there stands a woman.
- buttress
- close ranks
- espouse
- flag-waving
- solidly
- stand up for sth/sb
- stick together
- strike a blow for sth
- support v (ENCOURAGE)
- support v (HELP)
- support v (PROVIDE)
- support n (ENCOURAGEMENT)
- take up the cudgels for/against sb/sth
- tip the scales
- wave/show/fly the flag
- with
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