Definition of indemnify Indemnify

/ɪndɛˈmnʌfajˌ/ - [indemnufay] - in•dem•ni•fy

We found 10 definitions of indemnify from 6 different sources.

What does indemnify mean?

Verb indemnifies, indemnifying, indemnified
indemnify - secure against future loss, damage, or liability; give security for; "This plan indemnifies workers against wages lost through illness"
		underwrite, insure, cover guarantee financial support of; "The opera tour was subvented by a bank"
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"
		compensate, recompense, repair
		pay bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action; "You'll pay for this!"; "She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly"; "You'll pay for this opinion later"
		give proffer (a body part); "She gave her hand to her little sister"

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indemnify (Verb)
To secure against loss or damage; to insure.
indemnify (Verb)
To compensate or reimburse someone for some expense or injury.

indemnify (v. t.)
To save harmless; to secure against loss or damage; to insure.
indemnify (v. t.)
To make restitution or compensation for, as for that which is lost; to make whole; to reimburse; to compensate.

indemnify
in-dem′ni-fī, v.t. (with against) to secure against loss: to make good for damage done: to give security against:—pa.p. indem′nified.—ns. Indemnificā′tion, act of indemnifying: that which indemnifies; Indem′nitor, one who indemnifies; Indem′nity, security from damage, loss, or punishment: compensation for loss or injury.—Act of Indemnity, an act or decree for the protection of public officers from any technical or legal penalties or liabilities they may have been compelled to incur. [Fr.,—L. indemnis, unharmed—in, not, damnum, loss, facĕre, to make.]