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indemnify
in·dem·ni·fy I0098500 (ĭn-dĕm′nə-fī′)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·dem′ni·fi′er n.indemnify (ɪnˈdɛmnɪˌfaɪ) vb (tr) , -fies, -fying or -fied1. (Law) to secure against future loss, damage, or liability; give security for; insure2. to compensate for loss, injury, expense, etc; reimburse inˌdemnifiˈcation n inˈdemniˌfier nin•dem•ni•fy (ɪnˈdɛm nəˌfaɪ) v.t. -fied, -fy•ing. 1. to compensate for damage or loss sustained, expense incurred, etc. 2. to secure against anticipated loss. [1605–15; indemn(ity) + -ify] in•dem′ni•fi`er, n. indemnify Past participle: indemnified Gerund: indemnifying
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indemnify | indemnify |
Present |
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I indemnify | you indemnify | he/she/it indemnifies | we indemnify | you indemnify | they indemnify |
Preterite |
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I indemnified | you indemnified | he/she/it indemnified | we indemnified | you indemnified | they indemnified |
Present Continuous |
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I am indemnifying | you are indemnifying | he/she/it is indemnifying | we are indemnifying | you are indemnifying | they are indemnifying |
Present Perfect |
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I have indemnified | you have indemnified | he/she/it has indemnified | we have indemnified | you have indemnified | they have indemnified |
Past Continuous |
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I was indemnifying | you were indemnifying | he/she/it was indemnifying | we were indemnifying | you were indemnifying | they were indemnifying |
Past Perfect |
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I had indemnified | you had indemnified | he/she/it had indemnified | we had indemnified | you had indemnified | they had indemnified |
Future |
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I will indemnify | you will indemnify | he/she/it will indemnify | we will indemnify | you will indemnify | they will indemnify |
Future Perfect |
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I will have indemnified | you will have indemnified | he/she/it will have indemnified | we will have indemnified | you will have indemnified | they will have indemnified |
Future Continuous |
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I will be indemnifying | you will be indemnifying | he/she/it will be indemnifying | we will be indemnifying | you will be indemnifying | they will be indemnifying |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been indemnifying | you have been indemnifying | he/she/it has been indemnifying | we have been indemnifying | you have been indemnifying | they have been indemnifying |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been indemnifying | you will have been indemnifying | he/she/it will have been indemnifying | we will have been indemnifying | you will have been indemnifying | they will have been indemnifying |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been indemnifying | you had been indemnifying | he/she/it had been indemnifying | we had been indemnifying | you had been indemnifying | they had been indemnifying |
Conditional |
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I would indemnify | you would indemnify | he/she/it would indemnify | we would indemnify | you would indemnify | they would indemnify |
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I would have indemnified | you would have indemnified | he/she/it would have indemnified | we would have indemnified | you would have indemnified | they would have indemnified | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | 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"recompense, repair, compensatepay - 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" |
indemnifyverb1. insure, protect, guarantee, secure, endorse, underwrite They agreed to indemnify the taxpayers against any loss.2. compensate, pay, reimburse, satisfy, repair, repay, requite, remunerate They don't have the money to indemnify everybody.indemnifyverb1. To give compensation to:compensate, pay, recompense, redress, reimburse, remunerate, repay, requite.2. To give a satisfactory return to:compensate, pay, recompense, remunerate, repay, requite, reward.Translationscompenserassicurazionerisarcimentorisarcireindekkenvergoedenverzekerenubezpieczyćwynagrodzićzabezpieczyćassegurarindenizarprotegerindemnify
indemnify (someone or something) against (something)To protect someone or something against something. One insurance policy can't indemnify you against everything, you know.See also: indemnifyindemnify someone or something against somethingto agree to protect someone or something against something, such as damage or a lawsuit. Their employer indemnified them against legal action. We indemnified the publisher against legal trouble.See also: indemnifyindemnify
indemnify verb To make good a loss.indemnify (ĭn-dĕm′nĭ-fī″) [L. indemnis, without loss] 1. To protect the interests of another party against losses.2. To compensate another party for expenses incurred, as when a policy holder is indemnified by an insurance company.indemnify Related to indemnify: indemnify againstIndemnifyTo compensate for loss or damage; to provide security for financial reimbursement to an individual in case of a specified loss incurred by the person. Insurance companies indemnify their policyholders against damage caused by such things as fire, theft, and flooding, which are specified by the terms of the contract between the company and the insured. indemnifyv. to guarantee against any loss which another might suffer. Example: two parties settle a dispute over a contract, and one of them may agree to pay any claims which may arise from the contract, holding the other harmless. (See: hold harmless) indemnify to be liable under an INDEMNITY or as if so.Indemnify
IndemnifyUsed in insurance policy agreements as to compensation for damage or loss. Hold harmlessIndemnificationThe collection of money for damages. For example, indemnification occurs in insurance when the policyholder receives money to compensate for an insured event. Likewise, a company may receive indemnification from an employee, especially a major executive, if the company suffers damages in a lawsuit as a result of the employee's illegal or unethical actions.indemnify Related to indemnify: indemnify againstSynonyms for indemnifyverb insureSynonyms- insure
- protect
- guarantee
- secure
- endorse
- underwrite
verb compensateSynonyms- compensate
- pay
- reimburse
- satisfy
- repair
- repay
- requite
- remunerate
Synonyms for indemnifyverb to give compensation toSynonyms- compensate
- pay
- recompense
- redress
- reimburse
- remunerate
- repay
- requite
verb to give a satisfactory return toSynonyms- compensate
- pay
- recompense
- remunerate
- repay
- requite
- reward
Synonyms for indemnifyverb secure against future loss, damage, or liabilityRelated Wordsverb make amends forSynonyms- recompense
- repair
- compensate
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