Thesaurus: foreclose

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1. v. t. To shut up or out; to preclude; to stop; to prevent; to bar; to exclude.
2. v. keep from happening or arising; make impossible
3. v. subject to foreclosing procedures; take away the right of mortgagors to redeem their mortgage
4. To shut up or out; to preclude; to stop; to prevent; to bar; to exclude. The embargo with Spain foreclosed this trade. Carew. To foreclose a mortgager (Law), to cut him off by a judgment of court from the power of redeeming the mortgaged premises, termed his equity of redemption. -- To foreclose a mortgage, (not technically correct, but often used to signify) the obtaining a judgment for the payment of an overdue mortgage, and the exposure of the mortgaged property to sale to meet the mortgage debt. Wharton.
5. To shut up or out; to preclude; to stop; to prevent; to bar; toexclude.The embargo with Spain foreclosed this trade. Carew.To foreclose a mortgager (Law), to cut him off by a judgment of courtfrom the power of redeeming the mortgaged premises, termed his equityof redemption.-- To foreclose a mortgage, (not technically correct, but often usedto signify) the obtaining a judgment for the payment of an overduemortgage, and the exposure of the mortgaged property to sale to meetthe mortgage debt. Wharton.
6. v:100 v. subject to foreclosing procedures; take away the right of mortgagors to redeem their mortgage