indemnify
to compensate for damage or loss sustained, expense incurred, etc.
to guard or secure against anticipated loss; give security against (future damage or liability).
Origin of indemnify
1Other words for indemnify
Other words from indemnify
- in·dem·ni·fi·er, noun
- pre·in·dem·ni·fy, verb (used with object), pre·in·dem·ni·fied, pre·in·dem·ni·fy·ing.
- un·in·dem·ni·fied, adjective
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How to use indemnify in a sentence
In Europe, various governments have indemnified the companies against any legal costs.
COVID-19 vaccine still on track for later this year despite trial pause, AstraZeneca CEO says | Jeremy Kahn | September 10, 2020 | FortuneSo Congress passed a law indemnifying drug companies and health care providers from vaccine-related liabilities.
Gutting this federal program could undermine Americans’ confidence in a COVID vaccine | jakemeth | September 6, 2020 | FortuneBy stubborn effort and the most rigid economy, Birotteau was able to indemnify his creditors completely, three years later .
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois ChristopheIf you can induce them to take a step to the right hand, they generally indemnify themselves by cutting a caper to the left.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) | Robert Louis StevensonThe cabinet felt assured that parliament would indemnify and England approve.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
It was, moreover, necessary that the happiness of domestic life should indemnify me for the splendid career I had just renounced.
The Confessions of J. J. Rousseau, Complete | Jean Jacques RousseauIt was necessary to indemnify those who had cleared uncultivated grounds or made improvements.
History of Julius Caesar Vol. 1 of 2 | Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873.
British Dictionary definitions for indemnify
/ (ɪnˈdɛmnɪˌfaɪ) /
to secure against future loss, damage, or liability; give security for; insure
to compensate for loss, injury, expense, etc; reimburse
Derived forms of indemnify
- indemnification, noun
- indemnifier, noun
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