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foreclose vs reclaim

reclaim vs foreclose

foreclose and reclaim both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
foreclose No No Yes No
reclaim No No Yes No
As verbs, reclaim is a hypernym of foreclose; that is, reclaim is a word with a broader meaning than foreclose:
  • foreclose: subject to foreclosing procedures; take away the right of mortgagors to redeem their mortgage
  • reclaim: claim back
Other hypernyms of foreclose include repossess.
foreclose (verb) reclaim (verb)
subject to foreclosing procedures; take away the right of mortgagors to redeem their mortgage make useful again; transform from a useless or uncultivated state
keep from happening or arising; make impossible overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable
bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one
claim back
reuse (materials from waste products)
Difference between foreclose and reclaim

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