Associations to the word «Foreclose»

Wiktionary

FORECLOSE, verb. (transitive) To repossess a mortgaged property whose owner has failed to make the necessary payments.
FORECLOSE, verb. (transitive) To cut off (a mortgager) by a judgment of court from the power of redeeming the mortgaged premises.
FORECLOSE, verb. (transitive) To prevent from doing something.
FORECLOSE, verb. (transitive) To shut up or out; to preclude; to stop; to prevent; to bar; to exclude.

Dictionary definition

FORECLOSE, 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".
FORECLOSE, verb. Subject to foreclosing procedures; take away the right of mortgagors to redeem their mortgage.

Wise words

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.