prevent vs foreclose

prevent and foreclose both are verbs.

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

As verbs, prevent and foreclose are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of prevent include forbid, forestall, preclude.

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