fireproof

English

Etymology

fire +‎ -proof

Adjective

fireproof (comparative more fireproof, superlative most fireproof)

1. Resistant to damage from fire.

   The fireproof safe will protect documents inside for up to four hours in a standard house fire.

Synonyms

• (resistant to damage from fire): fire-resistant, flame-retardant

Translations

Resistant to damage from fire

Esperanto: nebrula (eo) French: ignifuge (fr) German: feuerfest (de) Greek: πυρίμαχος (el) (pyrímachos) m. αλεξίπυρος (el) (alexípyros) m. Irish: dódhíonach (ga)

Japanese: 耐火性の (ja) (たいかせいの, taikasei no) Persian: نسوز (fa) Romanian: rezistent la daune de la foc (ro), ignifug (ro) Serbo-Croatian: vatrootporan, nezapaljiv, vatrostalan

Verb

fireproof (third-person singular simple present fireproofs, present participle fireproofing, simple past and past participle fireproofed)

1. To make resistant to damage from fire.

   I hastily fireproofed my clothing somewhat by pouring a bucket of water over myself before dashing into the flames.