indemnify en · VERB · etymology 1
Pronunciation
Etymology
From indemn (“unhurt”) + -ify (forming verbs)
Meanings
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To secure against loss or damage; to insure.
The states must at last engage to the merchants here that they will indemnify them from all that shall fall out.
1670, Sir William Temple, letter to Lord Arlington, in The Works of Sir William Temple, page 101
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To compensate or reimburse someone for some expense or injury.
The lender of a thing for use must indemnify the borrower for damage caused by defects or vices in it, which he knew at the time of lending, and concealed from the borrower.
1906, Civil Code of the State of California, page 405:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| indemnifies | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| indemnified | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| indemnified | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| indemnifying | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Deriveds
indemnification · indemnifier · unindemnified · indemnifiable
Relateds
Translations (46)
ru возмести́ть (to make restitution or compensation for) · bg застраховам (to save harmless; to secure against loss or damage; to insure) · nl indekken (to save harmless; to secure against loss or damage; to insure) · ru застрахова́ть (to save harmless; to secure against loss or damage; to insure) · uk відшкодува́ти (to make restitution or compensation for) · pt proteger (to save harmless; to secure against loss or damage; to insure) · de schadlos halten (to make restitution or compensation for) · uk відшкодо́вувати (to make restitution or compensation for) · pl ubezpieczyć (to save harmless; to secure against loss or damage; to insure) · fi korvata (to make restitution or compensation for) · yue 賠償 /赔偿 (to make restitution or compensation for) · de Indemnität erteilen (to make restitution or compensation for) · es asegurar (to save harmless; to secure against loss or damage; to insure) · tr teminat vermek (to save harmless; to secure against loss or damage; to insure) · tr (birinin zararına) kefil olmak (to save harmless; to secure against loss or damage; to insure) · pl zabezpieczyć (to save harmless; to secure against loss or damage; to insure) · es refacer (to make restitution or compensation for) · tr dokunulmazlık vermek (to save harmless; to secure against loss or damage; to insure) · bg осигурявам (to save harmless; to secure against loss or damage; to insure) · pt indenizar (to make restitution or compensation for) · bg компенсирам (to make restitution or compensation for) · fi vakuuttaa (to save harmless; to secure against loss or damage; to insure) · tr korumak (to save harmless; to secure against loss or damage; to insure) · hu kártalanít (to make restitution or compensation for) · pl wynagrodzić (to make restitution or compensation for) · de wiedergutmachen (to make restitution or compensation for) · de entschädigen (to make restitution or compensation for) · pt assegurar (to save harmless; to secure against loss or damage; to insure) · tr tazmin etmek (to make restitution or compensation for) · fi taata (to save harmless; to secure against loss or damage; to insure) · hu fedez (to save harmless; to secure against loss or damage; to insure) · bg обезщетявам (to make restitution or compensation for) · hu térít (to make restitution or compensation for) · yue 補償 /补偿 (to make restitution or compensation for) · de sicherstellen (to save harmless; to secure against loss or damage; to insure) · nl verzekeren (to save harmless; to secure against loss or damage; to insure) · ru страхова́ть (to save harmless; to secure against loss or damage; to insure) · es indemnizar (to make restitution or compensation for) · pl wypłacić odszkodowanie (to make restitution or compensation for) · fi turvata (to save harmless; to secure against loss or damage; to insure) · nl vergoeden (to make restitution or compensation for) · ga cúitigh (to make restitution or compensation for) · ru возмеща́ть (to make restitution or compensation for) · fi hyvittää (to make restitution or compensation for) · hu kárpótol (to make restitution or compensation for) · hu biztosít (to save harmless; to secure against loss or damage; to insure)