-proof
suffixEtymology From the adjective proof (“fully resistant”), from the same Old French root as prove.
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Morpheme Added to a noun to form an adjective denoting imperviousness to that noun.
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Morpheme Added to a noun to form a verb denoting a process to make something impervious to that noun.
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acid-proof, bug-proof, burglar-proof, cat-proof, crash-proof, dog-proof, earthquake-proof, explosion-proof, frost-proof, future proof, hammer-proof, hurricane-proof, idiotproof, inflation-proof, limeproof, moisture-proof, pig-proof, rabbitproof, rabbit-proof, rust-proof, sale-proof, saltproof, scaleproof, shellproof, stiletto-proof, stormproof, storm-proof, virus-proof, waterproof, weatherproof, wind-proof, windproof, winter-proof- Related terms
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