FIREPROOF

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Dictionary entry overview: What does fireproof mean?

• FIREPROOF (adjective)
The adjective FIREPROOF has 1 sense:

1. impervious to damage by fire

Familiarity information: FIREPROOF used as an adjective is very rare.

• FIREPROOF (verb)
The verb FIREPROOF has 1 sense:

1. make resistant to fire

Familiarity information: FIREPROOF used as a verb is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• FIREPROOF (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Impervious to damage by fire

Similar:

incombustible; noncombustible (not capable of igniting and burning)

• FIREPROOF (verb)

Conjugation:

Present simple: I / you / we / they fireproof

... he / she / it fireproofs

Past simple: fireproofed

Past participle: fireproofed

-ing form: fireproofing

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make resistant to fire

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "fireproof" is one way to...):

proof (make resistant (to harm))

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Context examples

One of a number of fibrous magnesium and calcium silicate minerals processed for thermal insulation and fireproofing.

(Asbestos, NCI Thesaurus)

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