indemnify
verb (used with object)
to compensate for damage or loss sustained, expense incurred, etc.
indemnifying
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present participleof indemnify.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The archdiocese “has obligations to some of those individuals which may include indemnifying legal fees for representation,” Archbishop William Lori said in a Nov. 22 statement.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 6, 2022
The fund covers all users of South African roads against injuries sustained or death in motor vehicle accidents, indemnifying those who cause the accident, as well as providing personal injury and death insurance to victims.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2020
There are aspects of urban exploration that leave me deeply uneasy, and that cannot be fended off by indemnifying gestures of self-awareness on the part of its practitioners.
From The New Yorker ● May 23, 2019
The difficulties arise often because the agreements people sign are purposely vague and there is indemnifying language in the fine print, according to Domenic Romano, another entertainment lawyer.
From New York Times ● Aug. 20, 2018
Debate on a motion for indemnifying evidence relating to the conduct of the earl of Orford.
From The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 11. Parlimentary Debates II. by Samuel Johnson
