woo Copy link Outline 1. pĕto, īvi and ii, ītum, 32. cŏlo, ui, cultum, 3 (to court with ambitious views)3. capto, 14. ămo, 1 (to love)5. ambio, īvi and ii, ītum, 4 (to court the favour of) • woo: 1. pĕto, īvi and ii, ītum, 3: many w.'d her, she scorned her wooers, multi illam petiere, illa aversata petentes, Ov. M. 1, 478. 2. cŏlo, ui, cultum, 3 (to court with ambitious views): that he might w. her more effectively, quo efficacius coleret, Suet. Oth. 2. 3. capto, 1: to w. maidens, captare puellas, Ov. A. A. 1, 403. 4. ămo, 1 (to love): if any one knows not the art of w.ing, si quis artem non novit amandi, Ov. A. A. 1, 1. 5. ambio, īvi and ii, ītum, 4 (to court the favour of): thee the poor man w.s with constant prayer, te pauper ambit sollicita prece, Hor. Od. 1, 35, 5.
WOO Copy link • WOOaliquam colere (Suet., Otho, 2); alicujus cultorem esse (Ov., A.A., 1, 722); amare aliquam or amatorem esse alicujus (a cultor is not necessarily an amator (Ov.): alicujus amore teneri or captum esse (to be in love with): ☞ nuptiis ambire is of a man to whom proposals of marriage are made (Tac., Germ., 18): so connubiis ambire.