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reclaim vs foreclose

foreclose vs reclaim

reclaim and foreclose both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
reclaim No No Yes No
foreclose No No Yes No
As verbs, foreclose is a hyponym of reclaim; that is, foreclose is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than reclaim:
  • reclaim: claim back
  • foreclose: subject to foreclosing procedures; take away the right of mortgagors to redeem their mortgage
Other hyponyms of reclaim include distrain.
reclaim (verb) foreclose (verb)
make useful again; transform from a useless or uncultivated state subject to foreclosing procedures; take away the right of mortgagors to redeem their mortgage
overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable keep from happening or arising; make impossible
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 reclaim and foreclose

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