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indemnify

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in·dem·ni·fy  (n-dmn-f)
tr.v. in·dem·ni·fied, in·dem·ni·fy·ing, in·dem·ni·fies
1. To protect against damage, loss, or injury; insure.
2. To make compensation to for damage, loss, or injury suffered.

[Latin indemnis, uninjured (in-, not; see in-1 + damnum, harm, damage entailing liability) + -fy.]

in·demni·fier n.

indemnify [ɪnˈdɛmnɪˌfaɪ]
vb -fies, -fying, -fied (tr)
1. (Law) to secure against future loss, damage, or liability; give security for; insure
2. to compensate for loss, injury, expense, etc.; reimburse
indemnification  n
indemnifier  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.indemnify - secure against future loss, damage, or liability; give security for; "This plan indemnifies workers against wages lost through illness"
underwrite, insure, cover - protect by insurance; "The insurance won't cover this"
2.indemnify - 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"
pay - give money, usually in exchange for goods or services; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please"
give - deliver in exchange or recompense; "I'll give you three books for four CDs"

indemnify
verb
1. insure, protect, guarantee, secure, endorse, underwrite They agreed to indemnify the taxpayers against any loss.
2. compensate, pay, reimburse, satisfy, repair, repay, requite, remunerate They don't have the money to indemnify everybody.
Translations
indemnify [ɪnˈdemnɪfaɪ] VT
1. (= compensate) to indemnify sb for sthindemnizar a algn por algo
2. (= safeguard) to indemnify sb against sthasegurar a algn contra algo
indemnify [ɪnˈdɛmnɪfaɪ] vtindemniser, dédommager
indemnify
vt
(= compensate)entschädigen (for für); (for expenses) → erstatten (sb for sth jdm etw)
(= safeguard)absichern (from, against gegen); (= insure)versichern (against, from gegen)
indemnify [ɪnˈdɛmnɪˌfaɪ] vt (compensate) to indemnify sb for sthindennizzare qn per qc, risarcire qn di qc
to indemnify sb against sth (safeguard) → assicurare qn contro qc


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, d'Allemagne," says the pretext was to indemnify himself for the expense of the expedition.
No one was allowed to dispute the prices fixed by the white trader upon his articles; who took care to indemnify himself five times over for the goods set apart by the chief.
I rose with some difficulty from under the superincumbent snowdrift, and alighted from the carriage, expecting that a kind and hospitable reception would indemnify me for the toils and hardships of the day.
 
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