Boycott1. (v.) To combine to withhold purchase of products from a particular company; social and business interdiction for the purpose of coercion.
2. (v. t.) To combine against (a landlord, tradesman, employer, or other person), to withhold social or business relations from him, and to deter others from holding such relations; to subject to a boycott.
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