Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb court_favor
1 sense of court favor
Sense 1
curry favor, curry favour, court favor, court favour -- (seek favor by fawning or flattery; "This employee is currying favor with his superordinates")
=> fawn, toady, truckle, bootlick, kowtow, kotow, suck up -- (try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss")