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idiot-proofing

idiot-proofing is the present participle and gerund of idiot-proof.

Meaning of idiot-proof

Verb

idiot-proof (third-person singular simple present idiot-proofs, present participle idiot-proofing, simple past and past participle idiot-proofed)

  1. (transitive) To render something idiot-proof.

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Questions about idiot-proofing

What is idiot-proofing the present participle and gerund of?
Idiot-proofing is the present participle and gerund of idiot-proof.

Words near idiot-proofing in the dictionary

  1. idiot's errand
  2. idiot's lantern
  3. idiot's lanterns
  4. idiot-proof
  5. idiot-proofed
  6. idiot-proofing
  7. idiot-proofs
  8. idiot-savant
  9. idiota
  10. idiotacies
  11. idiotacy

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Adapted from Wiktionary: idiot-proofing (page history and authors); idiot-proof (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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