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pay addresses to

VERB
court
Synonyms
STRONGEST
attract charm cultivate entice invite please praise propose pursue seek solicit sue woo
STRONG
allure beseech bid bootlick captivate chase date entreat flatter follow gallant grovel importune serenade spark spoon sweetheart
WEAK
ask in marriage curry favor go out with go steady go together go with keep company with make love to make overture make time with pander to pay court to pop the question run after seek the hand of set one's cap take out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
condemn deny displease ignore neglect refuse reject repel repulse turn off
STRONG
offend
WEAK
disregard

Example Sentences

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You may have asked yourself why I should have pleaded with you, as I have done, for permission for my son to pay addresses to your daughter.

From Abington Abbey A Novel by Marshall, Archibald

In England the young man asks the consent of the parents to pay addresses to their daughter.

From Our Deportment Or the Manners, Conduct and Dress of the Most Refined Society by Young, John H.

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