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verb (used with object)
1.
2.
to seek to win: to woo fame. Synonyms: cultivate.
3.
to invite (consequences, whether good or bad) by one's own action; court: to woo one's own destruction.
4.
to seek to persuade (a person, group, etc.), as to do something; solicit; importune. Synonyms: petition, sue, address, entreat; butter up.
verb (used without object)
5.
to make love to a woman; court: He went wooing.
6.
to solicit favor or approval; entreat: Further attempts to woo proved useless.
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Wooing
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| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Origin:
before 1050; Middle English wowe, Old English wōgian
before 1050; Middle English wowe, Old English wōgian
Related forms
woo·er, noun
woo·ing·ly, adverb
un·wooed, adjective
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woo
O.E. wogian, of uncertain origin and with no known cognates; perhaps related to woh, wog- "bent, inclined," as with affection.
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