woo

verb (used with object)

1. to seek the favor, affection, or love of, especially with a view to marriage.
2. to seek to win: to woo fame.
3. to invite (consequences, whether good or bad) by one’s own action; court: to woo one’s own destruction.
4. to seek to persuade (a person, group, etc.), as to do something; solicit; importune.