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Foreclose

fɔːˈkləʊz

Foreclose definitions

verb

Inflections:

foreclose foreclosed forecloses foreclosing

take possession of a mortgaged property when the mortgagor fails to keep up their mortgage payments

"the bank was threatening to foreclose on his mortgage"
- take away someone's power to redeem (a mortgage) and take possession of the mortgaged property
rule out or prevent (a course of action)

"the decision effectively foreclosed any possibility of his early rehabilitation"

Synonyms:
preclude prevent remove get rid of do away with get round rule out eliminate make unnecessary take away foreclose avoid avert counter