indemnify

Meanings

1. 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. 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. 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. 4
   verb

   make amends for

From in- (“into”) + damnify (“to injure; to wrong”), assimilated to indemn and indemnify (“secure against loss; compensate, reimburse”).

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