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