foreclose

foreclose is a 9-letter English word with 3 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To shut up or out; to preclude; to stop; to prevent; to bar; to exclude. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 16 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To shut up or out; to preclude; to stop; to prevent; to bar; to exclude.
2. verb. subject to foreclosing procedures; take away the right of mortgagors to redeem their mortgage
3. verb. 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"

   Synonyms: forbid, forestall, preclude, prevent

Synonyms

forbid, forestall, preclude, prevent

Common word forms

foreclosed, forecloses, foreclosing

Words from these letters

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