Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb proof

5 senses of proof

Sense 1
proof -- (make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset)
       => produce, make, create -- (create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries")

Sense 2
proof -- (knead to reach proper lightness; "proof dough")
       => knead, work -- (make uniform; "knead dough"; "work the clay until it is soft")

Sense 3
proofread, proof -- (read for errors; "I should proofread my manuscripts")
       => see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure -- (be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product")

Sense 4
proof -- (activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk; "proof yeast")
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")

Sense 5
proof -- (make resistant (to harm); "proof the materials against shrinking in the dryer")
       => strengthen -- (gain strength; "His body strengthened")

Antonyms of adj proofed

1 sense of proofed

Sense 1
proofed -- (treated so as to become resistant; "rust-proofed automobiles"; "shrink-proofed fabrics")

INDIRECT (VIA treated) -> untreated -- (not subjected to chemical or physical treatment; "an untreated fabric")

Similarity of adj proofed

1 sense of proofed

Sense 1
proofed -- (treated so as to become resistant; "rust-proofed automobiles"; "shrink-proofed fabrics")
       => treated (vs. untreated) -- (subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent; "the sludge of treated sewage can be used as fertilizer"; "treated timbers resist rot"; "treated fabrics resist wrinkling")