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Language: Old English
Origin: wogian

woo

 verb
     
woo [transitive]
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 voters
2 old-fashioned to try to persuade a woman to love you and marry you [= court]
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