indemnify
To secure against loss or damageTo secure against loss or damage; to insure.
» This policy will indemnify the homeowner against flood damage.
Meaning
3 sensesTo secure against loss or damage; to insure.
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страхова́тьstraxovátʹ, застрахова́тьzastraxovátʹ
secure against future loss, damage, or liability; give security for
To compensate or reimburse someone for some expense or injury.
schadlos halten, wiedergutmachen, Indemnität erteilen
возмеща́тьvozmeščátʹ, возмести́тьvozmestítʹ
відшкодо́вуватиvidškodóvuvaty, відшкодува́тиvidškoduváty
(obsolete, rare)To hurt, to harm
1593, Thomas Lodge, Life & Death of William Long Beard, E ij What harme the Rhodians haue doone thee, that thou so much indemnifiest them?
Examples
2 sentencesThis policy will indemnify the homeowner against flood damage.
The insurer will indemnify the policyholder against loss of or damage to the motor car.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From indemn (“unhurt”) + -ify (forming verbs) From in- (“into”) + damnify (“to injure; toFrom indemn (“unhurt”) + -ify (forming verbs)
From in- (“into”) + damnify (“to injure; to wrong”), assimilated to indemn and indemnify (“secure against loss; compensate, reimburse”).
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Forms
indemnifies, indemnifying, indemnified, indemnified| Base form | indemnify · to indemnify |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | indemnifies |
| Present participle | indemnifying |
| Past simple | indemnified |
| Past participle | indemnified |
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- make amends for; pay compensation for:compensaterecompenserepair
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle