foreclose vs forestall

foreclose and forestall both are verbs.

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

As verbs, foreclose and forestall are synonyms defined as:

foreclose and forestall: keep from happening or arising; make impossible

Other synonyms of foreclose include forbid, preclude, prevent.

foreclose (verb)	forestall (verb)
subject to foreclosing procedures; take away the right of mortgagors to redeem their mortgage	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
keep from happening or arising; make impossible	keep from happening or arising; make impossible