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boicottare

to boycott

verb boy-kot-TAH-reh Rare

Origin: From English 'boycott', after Charles Boycott (1880).

Usage Note

Boicottare is a 19th-century borrowing from English via the Irish Land League affair. It takes avere and conjugates regularly as a -are verb. It is used both for economic boycotts (boicottare un prodotto) and for informal social ostracism. The noun form is boicottaggio (m).

Examples

"I consumatori hanno deciso di boicottare il marchio."

Natural Translation

Consumers decided to boycott the brand.

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