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| Main Entry: | |
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
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