worldproof

English

Etymology

world +‎ -proof

Verb

worldproof (third-person singular simple present worldproofs, present participle worldproofing, simple past and past participle worldproofed)

  1. (transitive, rare) To make resistant to the various risks and hazards that may be encountered in the world.
    • 2012, Carlo Rotella, Playing in Time: Essays, Profiles, and Other True Stories, page 114:
      So, since you can't kidproof the world, you do your best to worldproof the kid.
    • 2019, Daniel Immerwahr, How to Hide an Empire:
      Their task was a remarkable one: to world-proof the inventory of the military. To make sure that objects didn't stop working whenever they moved.
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