Definitions for: Indemnify


[v] make amends for; pay compensation for; "One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich"; "She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident"
[v] secure against future loss, damage, or liability; give security for; "This plan indemnifies workers against wages lost through illness"



Webster (1913) Definition: In*dem"ni*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indemnified; p.
pr. & vb. n. Indemnifying.] [L. indemnis unhurt (in- not +
damnum hurt, damage) + -fy. Cf. Damn, Damnify.]
1. To save harmless; 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. --Sir W.
Temple.

2. To make restitution or compensation for, as for that which
is lost; to make whole; to reimburse; to compensate.
--Beattie.

Synonyms: compensate, recompense, repair

See Also: cover, give, insure, pay, underwrite

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