To win the affection of; to conciliate, attract. Also, to deepen (affection). Obsolete.

To catch the admiration, fancy, or affection of (one of the opposite sex); in pass., to be favourably impressed by (an idea, suggestion, etc.). In…

transitive. To elicit sympathy, affection, or emotional or intellectual attraction from; to attract. Now archaic and rare.

Capricious or arbitrary preference; individual taste; an inclination, liking, esp. in phrases to have, take a fancy for, to; †to have no fancy with…