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Foreclose Moderate

Origin: Germanic Old English prefix

Foreclose has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

keep from happening or arising; make impossible

"My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"

"Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"

2

subject to foreclosing procedures; take away the right of mortgagors to redeem their mortgage

3

To repossess a mortgaged property whose owner has failed to make the necessary payments; used with on.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
reclaim
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
inhibit save debar obstruct thwart stop
Rhyming Words
ose cose hose jose oose lose bose dose gose nose tose rose mose yose pose roose noose brose loose whose
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