foreclose
(verb)
verb
1. keep from happening or arising; make impossible
Similar word(s): forbid, forestall, preclude, prevent
Definition categories: social
2. subject to foreclosing procedures; take away the right of mortgagors to redeem their mortgage
Definition categories: possession, reclaim, repossess
Sentences with foreclose as a verb:
- They have to move out of their house because the bank foreclosed on their mortgage.