verb
indemnify
Indemnify (verb) means to protect someone against future loss or damage, as an insurer does.
verb
1
To protect someone against future loss or damage, as an insurer does.
2
To pay someone back for a cost or harm they have suffered.
"The lender of a thing for use must indemnify the borrower for damage caused by defects or vices in it, which he knew at the time of lending, and concealed from the borrower."
— Civil Code of the State of California (1906)
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Etymology
Formed from indemn (“unhurt”) and -ify (forming verbs).
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What is the meaning of indemnify?
"indemnify" (verb) means to protect someone against future loss or damage, as an insurer does.
What is another word for indemnify?
Other words for "indemnify" include recompense, compensate, repair.
What are the different meanings of indemnify?
"indemnify" has 2 main meanings: 1. To protect someone against future loss or damage, as an insurer does; 2. To pay someone back for a cost or harm they have suffered.
