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pander
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
pander
(verb)
pander
/
ˈ
pændɚ/
verb
panders
;
pandered
;
pandering
pander
/
ˈ
pændɚ/
verb
panders
;
pandered
;
pandering
Britannica Dictionary definition of PANDER
[
no object
]
disapproving
:
to do or provide what someone wants or demands even though it is not proper, good, or reasonable
—
usually +
to
The film
panders to
the popular taste for violence in entertainment.
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