Answer: forecloses

AnswerCrossword Clue
foreclosesTake away someone's power of redeeming (a mortgage) and take possession of the mortgaged property
foreclosesRule out or prevent (a course of action)
foreclosesFORECLOSE, to bar (a right of redemption); to take away the power of redeeming (a mortgage)
foreclosesTake possession of a mortgaged property as a result of the mortgagor's failure to keep up their mortgage payments