indemnify
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indemnify¹
- /ɪnˈdɛm.nɪ.faɪ/
Where it comes from
From indemn (“unhurt”) + -ify (forming verbs)
verb indemnifies · indemnifying · indemnified
- 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.
- 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.
indemnify²
- /ɪnˈdɛm.nɪ.faɪ/
Where it comes from
From in- (“into”) + damnify (“to injure; to wrong”), assimilated to indemn and indemnify (“secure against loss; compensate, reimburse”).
verb indemnifies · indemnifying · indemnified
- to hurt, to harm 1583, Thomas Stocker's translation of A tragicall historie of the troubles and ciuile warres of the lowe Countries, i. 63a He... did not belieue that his Maiestie by this occasion coulde any way be endemnified.
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verb to save harmless; to secure against loss or damage; to insure
| Español | asegurar |
|---|---|
| Português | proteger, assegurar |
| Deutsch | sicherstellen |
| Русский | страхова́ть straxovátʹ, застрахова́ть zastraxovátʹ |
verb to make restitution or compensation for
| Español | indemnizar, refacer |
|---|---|
| Português | indenizar |
| Deutsch | schadlos halten, wiedergutmachen, Indemnität erteilen, entschädigen |
| Русский | возмеща́ть vozmeščátʹ, возмести́ть vozmestítʹ |
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title = {indemnify},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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