foreclose vs prevent

foreclose and prevent both are verbs.

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

As verbs, foreclose and prevent are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of foreclose include forbid, forestall, preclude.

foreclose (verb)	prevent (verb)
subject to foreclosing procedures; take away the right of mortgagors to redeem their mortgage	stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state
keep from happening or arising; make impossible	keep from happening or arising; make impossible