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prevent
forestall
foreclose
preclude
forbid
Definition: 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"
foreclose
Definition: subject to foreclosing procedures; take away the right of mortgagors to redeem their mortgage
Definition: To repossess a mortgaged property whose owner has failed to make the necessary payments; used with on.