to indemnify
1indemnify — in·dem·ni·fy /in dem nə ˌfī/ vt fied, fy·ing [Latin indemnis unharmed, from in not + damnum damage] 1: to secure against hurt, loss, or damage 2: to compensate or reimburse for incurred hurt, loss, or damage in·dem·ni·fi·er n Merriam Webster’s… …
2Indemnify — In*dem ni*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Indemnified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Indemnifying}.] [L. indemnis unhurt (in not + damnum hurt, damage) + fy. Cf. {Damn}, {Damnify}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To save harmless; to secure against loss or damage; to insure.… …
3indemnify against loss — index ensure Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
4indemnify — to guarantee against any loss which another might suffer. In bankruptcy, it is used to describe the undertaking of one spouse in a divorce to assume certain debts of the marriage and to see that the other spouse is not forced to pay. (Bankruptcy… …
5indemnify — (v.) compensate for loss or expense, 1610s, from L. indemnis unhurt (see INDEMNITY (Cf. indemnity)) + FY (Cf. fy). Related: Indemnified; indemnifying …
6indemnify — reimburse, recompense, compensate, remunerate, *pay, repay, satisfy …
7indemnify — ► VERB (indemnifies, indemnified) 1) compensate (someone) for harm or loss. 2) secure (someone) against legal responsibility for their actions. DERIVATIVES indemnification noun indemnifier noun …
8indemnify — [in dem′ni fī΄] vt. indemnified, indemnifying [< L indemnis, unhurt < in , not + damnum, hurt, harm, damage (see DAMN) + FY] 1. to protect against or keep free from loss, damage, etc.; insure 2. a) to repay for what has been lost or… …
9indemnify — Used in insurance policy agreements as to compensation for damage or loss. Hold harmless * * * indemnify in‧dem‧ni‧fy [ɪnˈdemnfaɪ] verb indemnified PTandPP 1. [intransitive, transitive] LAW to promise to pay for a financial loss that a person or …
10indemnify — [[t]ɪnde̱mnɪfaɪ[/t]] indemnifies, indemnifying, indemnified VERB To indemnify someone against something bad happening means to promise to protect them, especially financially, if it happens. [FORMAL] [V n against n] They agreed to indemnify the… …
