indemnify C2 Topic:Law & Government US /ɪnˈdɛm.nɪ.faɪ/ See IPA manual Freq #98831 Meanings 1 verb 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. 2 verb 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. 3 verb 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. 4 verb make amends for Thesaurus Synonyms 4 verb · make amends for recompense Word family Derived forms indemnifiableindemnificationindemnifierunindemnified Related forms endamnifyindemnity Etymology From in- (“into”) + damnify (“to injure; to wrong”), assimilated to indemn and indemnify (“secure against loss; compensate, reimburse”). Topics Law & Government External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # indemnify **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ɪnˈdɛm.nɪ.faɪ/ **Frequency rank:** 98831 ## Meanings 1. To secure against loss or damage; to insure. 2. To compensate or reimburse someone for some expense or injury. 3. to hurt, to harm 4. make amends for ## Examples - The states must at last engage to the merchants here that they will indemnify them from all that shall fall out. - 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. - 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. ## Derived Forms - indemnifiable - indemnification - indemnifier - unindemnified ## Related Forms - endamnify - indemnity ## Etymology From in- (“into”) + damnify (“to injure; to wrong”), assimilated to indemn and indemnify (“secure against loss; compensate, reimburse”). ## Topics - Law & Government markdown