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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
Verb
[-fies, -fying, -fied]
1. to secure against loss, damage, or liability
2. to compensate for loss or damage
indemnification 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
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indemnify [ɪnˈdɛmnɪfaɪ] vtindemnizar, resarcir
indemnify [ɪnˈdɛmnɪfaɪ] vtindemniser, dédommager
indemnify [ɪnˈdɛmnɪfaɪ] vtentschädigen
indemnify [ɪnˈdɛmnɪfaɪ] vtindennizzare

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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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