Pander vs. Ponder — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Pander and Ponder
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Pander
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
Ponder
To think about (something) with thoroughness and care.
Pander
A pimp.
Ponder
To reflect or consider with thoroughness and care.
Pander
To act as a go-between or liaison in sexual intrigues; function as a procurer.
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Ponder
To wonder, think of deeply.
Pander
To cater to the lower tastes and desires of others or exploit their weaknesses
"He refused to pander to nostalgia and escapism" (New York Times).
Ponder
To consider (something) carefully and thoroughly.
I have spent days pondering the meaning of life.
Pander
A person who furthers the illicit love-affairs of others; a pimp or procurer.
Ponder
(obsolete) To weigh.
Pander
An offer of illicit sex with a third party.
Ponder
(colloquial) A period of deep thought.
I lit my pipe and had a ponder about it, but reached no definite conclusion.
Pander
An illicit or illegal offer, usually to tempt.
Ponder
To weigh.
Pander
(by extension) One who ministers to the evil designs and passions of another.
Ponder
To weigh in the mind; to view with deliberation; to examine carefully; to consider attentively.
Ponder the path of thy feet.
Pander
(intransitive) To tempt with, to appeal or cater to (improper motivations, etc.); to assist in gratification.
His latest speech panders to the worst instincts of the electorate.
Ponder
To think; to deliberate; to muse; - usually followed by on or over.
Pander
(intransitive) To offer illicit sex with a third party; to pimp.
Ponder
Reflect deeply on a subject;
I mulled over the events of the afternoon
Philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years
The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate
Pander
To act as a pander for (somebody).
Pander
A male bawd; a pimp; a procurer.
Thou art the pander to her dishonor.
Pander
Hence, one who ministers to the evil designs and passions of another.
Those wicked panders to avarice and ambition.
Pander
To play the pander for.
Pander
To act the part of a pander.
Pander
Someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce)
Pander
Yield (to); give satisfaction to
Pander
Arrange for sexual partners for others
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