[{"word":"foreclose","phonetic":"/ˌfɔːˈkləʊz/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˌfɔːˈkləʊz/","audio":""},{"text":"/ˌfɔɹˈkloʊz/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To repossess a mortgaged property whose owner has failed to make the necessary payments; used with on.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"They have to move out of their house because the bank foreclosed on their mortgage."},{"definition":"To cut off (a mortgager) by a judgment of court from the power of redeeming the mortgaged premises.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To shut up or out; to prevent from doing something.","synonyms":["bar","exclude","prevent","stop"],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["bar","exclude","prevent","stop"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/foreclose"]}]