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fo·rec·lose

UK/fɔːˈkləʊz/ US/fɔɹˈkloʊz/ rare

verb

1.

keep from happening or arising; have the effect of preventing

  • “My sense of tact forbids an honest answer”
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2.

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

Origin

Partially from Middle English foreclosen, forclosen, from Old French forclos, past participle of forclore (“to exclude”), from for- (“(prefix used to express error, exclusion, or inadequacy)”) + clore (“to shut”), and partially from Middle English forclusen (“to close up”), from Old English forclȳsan (“to close up”), equivalent to fore- + close.

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