woo /wuː/
verb [transitive][
Language: Old English;
Origin: wogian]
1. to try to persuade someone to do something such as buy something from you, vote for you, or work for you – used in news reports:
the Party’s efforts to woo working class voters2. old-fashioned to try to persuade a woman to love you and marry you
Synonym : court [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲