pander
verb
[ ˈpandə ]
• gratify or indulge (an immoral or distasteful desire or taste or a person with such a desire or taste).
• "newspapers are pandering to people's baser instincts"
Similar:
indulge,
gratify,
satisfy,
cater to,
give in to,
fulfil,
yield to,
bow to,
humour,
please,
accommodate,
comply with,
go along with,
pander
noun
• a pimp.
Origin:
late Middle English (as a noun): from Pandare, the name of a character in Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde (see Pandarus). The verb dates from the early 17th century.
