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fore·close / fôrˈklōz/ • v. 1. [intr.] take possession of a mortgaged property as a result of the mortgagor's failure to keep up their mortgage payments: the bank was threatening to foreclose on his mortgage. ∎  [tr.] take away someone's power of redeeming (a mortgage) and take possession of the mortgaged property. 2. [tr.] rule out or prevent (a course of action): the decision effectively foreclosed any possibility of his early rehabilitation.

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