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woo (wo̵̅o̅)

transitive verb

  1. to try to get the love of; seek as a spouse; court
  2. to try to get; seek to woo fame
  3. to entreat solicitously; coax; urge

Etymology: ME wowen < OE wogian

intransitive verb

  1. to try to get the love of a given person; court
  2. to make entreaty

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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