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woo

verb

1 woo

Seek someone's favor:
— China is wooing Russia.

synonym: court.

Roget 902: caress, fondle, pet, dandle; pat, pat on the head, pat on the cheek; chuck under the chin, smile upon, coax, wheedle, cosset, coddle, cocker, ... show more

Dutch: [[het]] [[hof]] [[maken]]

2 woo

Make amorous advances towards.

synonyms: court, romance, solicit.

Roget 865: desire; wish, wish for; be desirous etc. adj.. have a longing etc. n.; hope etc. 858.    care for, affect, ... show more


Moby thesaurus: address, allure, angle for, bait, bait the hook, beau, bid for, bill and coo, blandish, cajole, canvass, chase, coax, court, decoy, draw, draw in, draw on, ensnare, entice ... show more.

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