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🦺 Stops bullets 🛡️ Impossible to defeat 🔧 To make safe from bullets
to bulletproof

to bulletproof

2 5.3
To make something strong enough to stop bullets
  • verb
  • /ˈbʊlɪtpruf/
translation icon : blindar
  • The team had to bulletproof the walls of the building to protect it from potential gunfire.
  • bulletproof the car

He comes there with his friends and they bulletproof every one of my windows with this plexiglass that was bulletproof.

Examples

  • In fact, molecular biologists could rebuild these naturally occurring genes, then slip them back into plants to "bulletproof" tomorrow's sugar beets.

    Academic text (2000)

  • It seems to really bulletproof most of your body.

  • How many times I ask you to bulletproof that Rolls?

    Highest 2 Lowest (2025)

  • He comes there with his friends and they bulletproof every one of my windows with this plexiglass that was bulletproof.

    Bussin' With The Boys

  • He comes there with his friends and they bulletproof every one of my windows with this plexiglass that was bulletproof.

    Bussin' With The Boys

  • He says they've really focused on building a strong app development team to bulletproof its IP.

    Blog text (17)

  • Although the majority of the applicable case law is generally in EPA's favor on this issue, EPA still seeks, in essence, to virtually bulletproof its settlement arrangements through the Revised Consent Decree's assurance requirements.

    Academic text (1999)

  • To ensure the safety of the passengers, the manufacturer decided to bulletproof the car doors using reinforced materials.

  • They worked together to bulletproof the software against security threats, ensuring it could withstand any attacks.

Synonyms

to armor
vsto bulletproof
  • US
2 4.8

To put a strong protective layer on something

focuses specifically on stopping bullets rather than general protection
to supersecure
vsto bulletproof
7.1

To make something very safe from damage or theft

focuses on resisting bullets rather than broad safety from any harm

Compounds

bulletproof vest
26 3.5

A strong sleeveless jacket that stops bullets and protects the body

bulletproof plan
  • Informal
1 3.9

A very secure plan that is not likely to fail

bulletproof design
4.2

A design made to stop bullets and protect people or things

How Protected

to bulletproof
2 5.3
to armor
  • US
2 4.8
to reinforce
99 3.9
to protect
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

bulletproof infinitive
bulletproofed past
bulletproofed past participle
bulletproofing present participle
bulletproofs third person singular

Morphology

bulletproof = bulletproof (transparent) = bullet + proof

The verb is transparently formed by converting the adjective 'bulletproof' into a verb meaning 'to make bulletproof'.

Etymology

The verb bulletproof comes from the parts bullet and proof, meaning 'resistant to', like in waterproof. So to bulletproof something is to make it able to stop bullets, for example by adding strong material or armour.