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to foreclose
01
(of a bank) to take away someone's property because they have not repaid the money they borrowed from the bank in order to buy it
Example
The bank threatens to foreclose on the house if the homeowner does not make the overdue payment by next month.
After months of missed payments, the bank foreclosed on the property and auctioned it off.
02
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
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