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

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pay addresses to

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.

pay addresses to

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