(v. t.) To prevent a mortgagee from redeeming property; to bar; to exclude; as to foreclose on a house\.

anticipate avert bar cut off debar deflect deter discourage disendow dishearten disherison disinherit disown dispossess disseise estop evict exclude expropriate fend fend off forbid forestall help keep from keep off obviate preclude prevent prohibit repel rule out save stave off turn aside ward off