boycott

== English == === Etymology === From Charles Boycott, an English evicting land agent in Ireland who was subject to a boycott organized by the Irish Land League in 1880. For the surname see Boycott. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɔɪkɒt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɔɪkɑt/ === Verb === boycott (third-person singular simple present boycotts, present participle boycotting, simple past and past participle boycotted) (transitive) To abstain, either as an individual or a group, from using, buying, or dealing with someone or some organization as an expression of protest. ==== Synonyms ==== blackball, blacklist, embargo; see also Thesaurus:boycott ==== Antonyms ==== buycott ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === boycott (plural boycotts) The act of boycotting. ==== Synonyms ==== embargo, taboo; see also Thesaurus:sanction ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === boycott on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English boycott, from Charles Boycott. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɔj.kɔt/ === Noun === boycott m (plural boycotts) boycott (Can we add an example for this sense?) ==== Related terms ==== boycotter boycotteur m === Further reading === “boycott”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012