1. (verb)prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid keep from happening or arising; make impossible Synonyms: proscribe, rule out, counter, interdict, keep, veto, preclude, forestall, prevent, prohibit, foreclose, forbid, nix, anticipate, foresee, close out, disallow
2. (verb)foreclose subject to foreclosing procedures; take away the right of mortgagors to redeem their mortgage Synonyms: forestall, prevent, preclude, forbid