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proof prof Prof. English Etymology en proof 1 From the adjective en proof fully resistant, from the same Old French root as en prove. Suffix Added to a noun to form an adjective denoting imperviousness to that noun. Added to a noun to form a verb denoting a process to make something impervious to that noun. Usage notes Often used as the second part of a combined form (such as bullet-proof) rather than as a true suffix (as in waterproof) Derived terms en en 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 windproof wind-proof winter-proof Translations denoting an impervious quality Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 防 fáng 防- French: fr résistant à, fr à l'épreuve de, fr imperméable à, fr hermétique à, fr doté d'une sécurité obviant à German: de -fest, de -sicher Hungarian: hu álló -álló, hu biztos -biztos Icelandic: is -heldur m Japanese: ja 耐- tai, ja 防- bou Malay: ms kalis Polish: pl odporny Portuguese: pt anti-, pt à prova de Spanish: es a prueba de Swedish: sv -säker See also en -safe Anagrams en foopr OPFOR Dutch Etymology nl en -proof. Suffix nl suffix adjective-forming suffixes en -proof Derived terms nl