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debar vs foreclose

foreclose vs debar

debar and foreclose both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
debar No No Yes No
foreclose No No Yes No
As verbs, foreclose is a hypernym of debar; that is, foreclose is a word with a broader meaning than debar:
  • debar: prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off
  • foreclose: keep from happening or arising; make impossible
Other hypernyms of debar include forbid, forestall, preclude, prevent.
debar (verb) foreclose (verb)
prevent from entering; keep out subject to foreclosing procedures; take away the right of mortgagors to redeem their mortgage
prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off keep from happening or arising; make impossible
bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.
Difference between debar and foreclose

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