— wooer , n. — wooingly , adv.
/wooh/ , v.t.
1. to seek the favor, affection, or love of, esp. with a view to marriage.
2. to seek to win: to woo fame.
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.
v.i.
5. to make love to a woman; court: He went wooing.
6. to solicit favor or approval; entreat: Further attempts to woo proved useless.
[ bef. 1050; ME wowe, OE wogian ]
Syn. 4. petition, sue, address, entreat.