| Main Entry: | pander |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cater to, indulge |
Synonyms: |
brownnose, cajole, fall all over, gratify, lay it on, massage, play the game, play up to, please, politic, satisfy, snow*, soap, soften up, stroke, suck up to |
Antonyms: |
deny, dissatisfy, refuse |
| Main Entry: | fawn |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ingratiate oneself to; serve |
Synonyms: |
abase, apple-polish, be at beck and call, be obsequious, be servile, blandish, bow, brownnose, buddy up, butter up, cajole, cater to, cave in to, cotton, court, cower, crawl, creep, cringe, crouch, curry favor, debase, defer, fall all over, fall on one's knees, flatter, grovel, honey up, invite, jolly, kneel, kowtow, lay it on, lick boots, make up to, massage*, oil, pander, pay court, play up to, scrape, slaver, snow*, stoop, stroke*, submit, toady, truckle, woo*, yield |
Antonyms: |
ignore |
| Main Entry: | indulge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | treat oneself or another to |
Synonyms: |
allow, baby, cater, coddle, cosset, delight, entertain, favor, foster, give in, give rein to, go along, go easy on, gratify, humor, mollycoddle, nourish, oblige, pamper, pander, pet, please, regale, satiate, satisfy, spoil, spoil rotten, take care of, tickle, yield |
Antonyms: |
disappoint, distress, hurt |
| Main Entry: | kowtow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | grovel |
Synonyms: |
bow, brownnose, cave in, court, cower, cringe, fawn, flatter, fold, genuflect, give in, go along with, kneel, knuckle under, lie down and roll over, pander, prostrate, say uncle, stoop, toe the mark |
| Main Entry: | minister |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | help, serve |
Synonyms: |
accommodate, administer, aid, answer, attend, be solicitous of, cater to, cure, do for, doctor, foster, heal, nurse, pander, pander to, remedy, succor, take care of, tend, treat, wait on, watch over |
| Notes: | a minister is commonly a person who leads the congregation of a Protestant church; pastor is another word for priest or minister and reverend is a generic prefix for a Christian leader |
Antonyms: |
hurt, injure |
| Main Entry: | pimp |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | procurer |
Synonyms: |
flesh-peddler, hustler, mack, pander, panderer, whoremonger |