boycott

//ˈbɔɪ.kɒt//
B2Frequency Level 11Neutral
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Verb

boycottInfinitive
boycottPresent tense
boycottedPast tense
boycottedPast participle
boycottingPresent participle
boycottsThird-person singular
1

To refuse to buy, use, or participate in something as a form of protest or to force change.

Many consumers decided to boycott the company after the scandal.

2

To refuse to have dealings with a person, organization, or country as a punishment or protest.

Several countries decided to boycott the international conference as a form of protest.

Noun

boycottSingular
boycottsPlural
1

An organized refusal to buy products or services, or to participate in an activity, as a form of protest.

The consumer boycott of the company lasted for several months.

Synonym