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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Court \Court\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Courted}; p. pr & vb n. {Courting}.] 1. To endeavor to gain the favor of by attention or flattery; to try to ingratiate one's self with By one person, hovever, Portland was still assiduously courted. --Macaulay. 2. To endeavor to gain the affections of to seek in marriage; to woo. If either of you both love Katharina . . . leave shall you have to court her at your pleasure. --Shak. 3. To attempt to gain; to solicit; to seek. They might almost seem to have courted the crown of martyrdem. --Prescott. Guilt and misery . . . court privacy and silitude. --De Quincey. 4. To invite by attractions; to allure; to attract. A well-worn pathway courted us To one green wicket in a privet hedge. --Tennyson. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: courting n : a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage); "its was a brief and intense courtship" [syn: {courtship}, {wooing}, {suit}]
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