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Definition of: boycott
(boi′kot) v.t.
1. To combine together in refusing to deal or associate with, so as to punish or coerce.
2. To refuse to use or buy.
—noun The act, pressure, or an instance of boycotting. [after Capt. C. Boycott, 1832–1897, landlord's agent in Ireland, who was first victim, 1880]
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