indemnify

The definition of indemnify is to protect against loss, injury or damage or to pay someone for a loss they suffered.

(verb)

An example of indemnify is when your insurance provider pays you for the repair of damage to your car.

See indemnify in Webster's New World College Dictionary

to protect against or keep free from loss, damage, etc.; insure
1. to repay for what has been lost or damaged; compensate for a loss, etc.; reimburse
2. to redeem or make good (a loss)

Origin: < L indemnis, unhurt < in-, not + damnum, hurt, harm, damage (see damn) + -fy

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See indemnify in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb in·dem·ni·fied, in·dem·ni·fy·ing, in·dem·ni·fies

Origin:

Origin: Latin indemnis, uninjured (in-, not; see in-¹ + damnum, harm, damage entailing liability)

Origin: + -fy

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