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To give someone anything they want in order to please them, even if it seems unreasonable or unnecessary. To cater to the weaknesses and base desires of others.

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Usage examples (37)
  • He refused to pander to nostalgia and escapism.
  • Do ads in English "pander" to an English-speaking audience?
  • Matthew Weaver thinks that ads in Spanish "pander" to a Spanish-speaking audience.
  • Anyone who thinks it through or reads about economics will come to the conclusion this pander is a farce.
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