woo
The shy young clergyman was the unsuccessful wooer of Miss Skelton.
Then, with the deft timing of a practised wooer of women, I would produce the bottle of perfume.
The marriage date was finally appointed, and he went every evening to Stone Lodge, as an accepted wooer.
Poetry was considered good for seduction because it showed off the verbal skills of the wooer, and how bright he or she was.