woo the voters

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• woo — [ wu ] verb transitive 1. ) to try to persuade people to support you or buy something from you, especially by saying and doing nice things: Supermarkets are trying to woo customers by cutting prices. The party is clearly trying to woo women… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• woo — UK [wuː] / US [wu] verb [transitive] Word forms woo : present tense I/you/we/they woo he/she/it woos present participle wooing past tense wooed past participle wooed 1) to try to persuade people to support you or to buy something from you,… …   English dictionary

• woo — verb (T) 1 to try to persuade someone to buy something from you, vote for you etc: The politicians will be wooing the voters before the election. 2 old fashioned to try to persuade a woman to love you and marry you wooer noun (C) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• woo — [wu:] v [T] [: Old English; Origin: wogian] 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… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• woo — verb, dated 1) Richard wooed Joan all through their college years Syn: romantically pursue, pursue, chase (after); dated court, pay court to, romance, seek the hand of, set one s cap for/at, make love to 2) the party wooed voters with promises… …   Thesaurus of popular words

• woo — verb 1) Richard wooed Joan Syn: pay court to, pursue, chase (after); dated court, romance, seek the hand of 2) the party wooed voters with promises Syn: seek, pursue, curry favour with, try to win, try to at …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

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