foreclose

(fôr klōz′)

Origin: ME forclosen < OFr forclos, pp. of forclore, to exclude < fors (< L foris: see door), outside + clore (< L claudere), close

intransitive verb

to foreclose a mortgage

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See foreclose in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb fore·closed, fore·clos·ing, fore·clos·es

verb, transitive

a. To deprive (a mortgagor) of the right to redeem mortgaged property, as when payments have not been made.
b. To bar an equity or a right to redeem (a mortgage).
To exclude or rule out; bar.
To settle or resolve beforehand.

verb, intransitive

To bar an equity or a right to redeem a mortgage.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English forclosen, to exclude from an inheritance

Origin: , from Old French forclos, shut out

Origin: , past participle of forclore, to exclude

Origin: : fors-, outside (from Latin forīs; see dhwer- in Indo-European roots)

Origin: + clore, to close (from Latin claudere)

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