| VERB | social | boycott | refuse to sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOUN | act | boycott | a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies |
| Sounds | boy'kaa.t | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | aforethought ... yacht: 79 rhymes with aat... | |
| Meaning | A group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | protest, objection, dissent | The act of protesting |
| Spanish | boicotear, boicoteo, boicot | |
| Catalan | boicot | |
| Verbs | boycott | refuse to sponsor |
| Meaning | refuse to sponsor; refuse to do business with. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | ostracize, ostracise | avoid speaking to or dealing with |
| Opposite | patronize, patronise, shop, shop at, buy at, frequent, sponsor | Do one's shopping at |
| Spanish | boicotear | |
| Catalan | boicotejar | |
| Nouns | boycott | a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies |
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