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court [courted, courting, courts]▼(to attempt to win over)
verb
[UK: kɔːt] [US: ˈkɔːrt]

woo [wooed, wooing, woos]▼(to endeavor to gain someone's affection)
verb
[UK: wuː] [US: ˈwuː]