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boy·cott
 boycott
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- pronunciation:
- boI
kat
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
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verb |
| inflections: |
boycotts, boycotting, boycotted |
| definition: |
to refuse to buy, use, or go to, in order to make a protest or bring about a change.
Customers are boycotting the supermarket to protest high meat prices.- synonyms:
- reject, shun
- similar words:
- avoid, ban, disregard, ignore, refuse, scorn
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| related words: |
shun |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
the act of boycotting.
The Montgomery bus boycott began in 1955.
- similar words:
- embargo, picketing
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| related words: |
protest |
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| derivation: |
boycotter (n.) |
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