indemnify
verb /ɪnˈdemnɪfaɪ/
/ɪnˈdemnɪfaɪ/
(law)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they indemnify | /ɪnˈdemnɪfaɪ/ /ɪnˈdemnɪfaɪ/ |
| he / she / it indemnifies | /ɪnˈdemnɪfaɪz/ /ɪnˈdemnɪfaɪz/ |
| past simple indemnified | /ɪnˈdemnɪfaɪd/ /ɪnˈdemnɪfaɪd/ |
| past participle indemnified | /ɪnˈdemnɪfaɪd/ /ɪnˈdemnɪfaɪd/ |
| -ing form indemnifying | /ɪnˈdemnɪfaɪɪŋ/ /ɪnˈdemnɪfaɪɪŋ/ |
- indemnify somebody (against something) to promise to pay somebody an amount of money if they suffer any damage or loss
- The contract indemnifies them against loss of earnings.
- indemnify somebody (for something) to pay somebody an amount of money because of the damage or loss that they have suffered
- The tenant is legally required to indemnify the landlord for any damage caused to the property.
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin indemnis ‘unhurt, free from loss or damage’, from in- (expressing negation) + damnum ‘loss, damage’.