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pander to

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pander to someone
to give someone what they want, although it may not be good or right for them. TV stations pander to viewers who don't seem to get enough of sex and violence.

pander to something
to accept or support something bad in order to get an advantage. He is the worst sort of politician, who panders to fear to win votes.
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But he hasn't borne the Roman yoke as I have, nor yet he hasn't been required to pander to your depraved appetite for miserly characters.
Our Mutual Friend by Dickens, Charles View in context
I cannot forgive myself, and shall never pander to the Man of Wrath's wishes again.
Elizabeth and her German Garden by Von Arnim, Elizabeth View in context
As for the artists, they merely pander to the little less than ignoble tastes of the Plutocracy.
The Iron Heel by London, Jack View in context
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