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Woo (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wooed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Wooing.] [OE. wowen, wo&unr_;en, AS. w&unr_;gian, fr. w&unr_;h bent, crooked, bad; akin to OS. w&ā;h evil, Goth. unwahs blameless, Skr. va&unr_;c to waver, and perhaps to E. vaccilate.]
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1. To solicit in love; to court.
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Each, like the Grecian artist, wooes
The image he himself has wrought.
Prior.
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2. To court solicitously; to invite with importunity.
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Thee, chantress, oft the woods among
I woo, to hear thy even song.
Milton.
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I woo the wind
That still delays his coming.
Bryant.
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Woo, v. i. To court; to make love. Dryden.
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