foreclose

动词 foreclose:

1. keep from happening or arising; make impossible
   同义词：prevent, forestall, preclude, forbid
2. subject to foreclosing procedures; take away the right of mortgagors to redeem their mortgage

1. The building society will be forced to foreclose on this mortgage because regular payments have not been made.
   住宅互助协会被迫取消这项抵押的赎取权，因为没有交纳定期的付款。
2. The bank foreclosed (on the mortgage).
   该银行已取消(对该抵押品的)赎取权。

fore.close

v.（动词）
fore.closed,fore.clos.ing,fore.clos.es
v.tr.（及物动词）

To deprive (a mortgagor) of the right to redeem mortgaged property, as when payments have not been made.
取消（抵押品的）赎回权：如当无法支付款项时，剥夺（分期付款者）收回抵押财产的权利
To bar an equity or a right to redeem (a mortgage).
撤消收回（抵押物）的权利
To exclude or rule out; bar.
除去，排除；排斥
To settle or resolve beforehand.
预先处理或解决
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To bar an equity or a right to redeem a mortgage.
取消赎回抵押品的权利

来源：
Middle English forclosen [to exclude from an inheritance]
中古英语 forclosen [取消财产继承权]
from Old French forclos [shut out] [past participle of] forclore [to exclude]
源自 古法语 forclos [禁止] [] forclore的过去分词 [除去]
fors- [outside] from Latin foros * see dhwer-
fors- […之外] 源自 拉丁语 foros *参见 dhwer-
clore [to close] from Latin claudere
clore [关闭] 源自 拉丁语 claudere

【引伸】
foreclos.able
adj.（形容词）