1) Avert 2) Avoid 3) Deflect 4) Forestall 5) Frustrate 6) Kibosh 7) Obstruct 8) Preclude 9) Prevent 10) Stymy 1) Forbid 2) Forestall 3) French word used in English 4) Make impossible 5) Preclude 6) Prevent 7) To bar 8) To exclude 9) To preclude 10) To prevent 11) To shut up or out 12) To stop 13) Used with on 14) What mortgagors do 
• (v. t.) To shut up or out; to preclude; to stop; to prevent; to bar; to exclude.
Fore·close' transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Foreclosed ; present participle & verbal noun Foreclosing .] [ French forclos , past participle of forclore to exclude; Old French fors , French hors...
[v] - subject to foreclosing procedures
preclude verb keep from happening or arising; make impossible; `My sense of tact forbids an honest answer`; `Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project` verb subject to foreclosing procedures; take away the right of mortgagors to redeem their mortgage