foreclose vs foil

foil vs foreclose

foreclose is not a noun while foil is a noun.

foreclose and foil both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
foreclose	No	No	Yes	No
foil	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, foil is a hyponym of foreclose; that is, foil is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than foreclose:

foreclose: keep from happening or arising; make impossible
foil: hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

Other hyponyms of foreclose include inhibit, make unnecessary, save, avert, avoid, debar, deflect, fend off, forefend, forfend, head off, obviate, stave off, ward off, block, blockade, embarrass, hinder, obstruct, stymie, stymy, baffle, bilk, cross, frustrate, queer, scotch, spoil, thwart, block, halt, kibosh, stop.

foreclose (noun)	foil (noun)
	a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button
	a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal
	picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector
	a device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through
	anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities

foreclose (verb)	foil (verb)
subject to foreclosing procedures; take away the right of mortgagors to redeem their mortgage	cover or back with foil
keep from happening or arising; make impossible	hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
	enhance by contrast

Difference between foreclose and foil

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