foreclose

English

/ˌfɔːˈkləʊz/, /ˌfɔɹˈkloʊz/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To repossess a mortgaged property whose owner has failed to make the necessary payments; used with on.
  • (transitive) To cut off (a mortgager) by a judgment of court from the power of redeeming the mortgaged premises.
  • (transitive) To shut up or out; to prevent from doing something.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English foreclosen derived from Old French forclos inherited from Middle English forclusen (close up) inherited from Old English forclȳsan (close up) prefix from English close (enclosed) root from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kleh₂w- (hook, peg, crook, a peg, a crook).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)kleh₂w-

Gloss

hook, peg, crook, a peg, a crook

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