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licentious man, ( ); He is a hoary-headed lecher, with<br />

wealth and position to aid him in his hellish pursuits; I am poor, and an<br />

outcast! — Justice in the By-Ways, a Tale of Life;<br />

• (satyr)- a lascivious man; lecher, ( ); A virgin<br />

arises in you when through you a satyr is rising in me. — Madame Aubin;<br />

• half-human half-bestial being in the court of Dionysus, portrayed as wanton<br />

and cunning, ( );<br />

• (lechery)- unrestrained or excessive indulgence of sexual desire, ( ;<br />

); We, verily, have forbidden you lechery, and not that which is<br />

conducive to fidelity. — The Summons of the Lord of Hosts;<br />

pander = pimp = procure ( > procurement) = indulge > indulgent = lenient :<br />

relent) = gratify<br />

• (pander)- to act as a pander; cater basely, ( -<br />

); They look upon the tellers of stories as among<br />

the tribe of those who pander to the wicked pleasures of a wicked world. —<br />

Autobiography of Anthony Trollope;<br />

• (pimp)- one who finds customers for a prostitute; a procurer;<br />

• (procure)- to get by special effort; obtain or acquire; Every remedy in her<br />

power to procure was administered, but the disease was acute, and he died.<br />

— Woman on the American Frontier;<br />

• to obtain (a sexual partner) for another;<br />

• (indulge)- to yield to the desires and whims of, especially to an excessive<br />

degree; humor; I indulge, with all the art I can, my taste for reading. — Lady<br />

Mary Wortley Montague;<br />

• (indulgent)- characterized by or showing indulgence; benignly lenient or<br />

permissive; He comes from a wealthy political family in Michigan and has<br />

never done a day of hard labor in his self-indulgent, coddled and cocooned<br />

life;<br />

• (lenient)- characterized by tolerance and mercy;<br />

• agreeably tolerant; permissive; indulgent, ( ; ; ; );<br />

Caesar was constitutionally lenient, and admired rather than resented a<br />

valiant fight for freedom. — Caesar: A Sketch;<br />

• (relent)- to soften in feeling, temper, or determination; become more mild,<br />

compassionate, or forgiving, ( / ;<br />

; ); Undoubtedly he will relent, and turn — Paradise<br />

Lost;<br />

• (gratify)- to give pleasure to (a person or persons) by satisfying desires or<br />

humoring inclinations or feelings, ( ); Surely he

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