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boycotted

boycotted is the simple past and past participle of boycott.

Meaning of boycott

Verb

boycott (third-person singular simple present boycotts, present participle boycotting, simple past and past participle boycotted)

  1. (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.
    • There is probably not a citizen in the United States who wears a hat that has not heard of John Stetson, and does not know that the Stetson hat is one of if not the best made. For some cause the Knights [of Labor] have boycotted the Stetson hats, and have notified all dealers that if they sell them...1886 April 1, “Knights of Labor”, in Railway Conductors' Monthly, volume 3, number 4, Chicago, page 214

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Words formed from boycotted

Questions about boycotted

What is boycotted the simple past and past participle of?
Boycotted is the simple past and past participle of boycott.

Words near boycotted in the dictionary

  1. boycocks
  2. boycott
  3. Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions
  4. boycottable
  5. boycottage
  6. boycotted
  7. boycottee
  8. boycottees
  9. boycotter
  10. boycotters
  11. boycotting

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