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Indemnify Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ify

Indemnify has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

secure against future loss, damage, or liability; give security for

"This plan indemnifies workers against wages lost through illness"

2

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"

3

To secure against loss or damage; to insure.

"The defendant argued that they could not indemnify themselves from the emotional distress caused by the false accusations."

4

to hurt, to harm

Example Sentences
"This plan indemnifies workers against wages lost through illness" verb
"One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich" verb
"She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident" verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
cover pay
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
give
Rhyming Words
ify reify waify edify deify unify ignify nidify wikify verify ramify minify aerify ossify sanify finify munify ethify notify omnify
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