[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
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            by one person, hovever, portland was still
            assiduously courted.                  --macaulay.
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   2. to endeavor to gain the affections of; to seek in
      marriage; to woo.
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            if either of you both love katharina . . .
            leave shall you have to court her at your pleasure.
                                                  --shak.
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   3. to attempt to gain; to solicit; to seek.
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            they might almost seem to have courted the crown of
            martyrdom.                            --prescott.
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            guilt and misery . . . court privacy and solitude.
                                                  --de quincey.
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   4. to invite by attractions; to allure; to attract.
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            a well-worn pathway courted us
            to one green wicket in a privet hedge. --tennyson.
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see also:
courted courting 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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
see also:
courtship wooing suit 

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