INDEMNIFY (indemnified)

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Irregular inflected form: indemnified   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does indemnify mean? 

• INDEMNIFY (verb)
  The verb INDEMNIFY has 2 senses:

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

2. make amends for; pay compensation for

  Familiarity information: INDEMNIFY used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INDEMNIFY (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they indemnify    ... he / she / it indemnifies   
Past simple: indemnified   
Past participle: indemnified   
-ing form: indemnifying   

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Context example:

This plan indemnifies workers against wages lost through illness

Hypernyms (to "indemnify" is one way to...):

cover; insure; underwrite (protect by insurance)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Derivation:

indemnity (legal exemption from liability for damages)

indemnity (protection against future loss)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Make amends for; pay compensation for

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

compensate; indemnify; recompense; repair

Context example:

She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident

Hypernyms (to "indemnify" is one way to...):

pay (give money, usually in exchange for goods or services)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "indemnify"):

give (deliver in exchange or recompense)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

Derivation:

indemnification (an act of compensation for actual loss or damage or for trouble and annoyance)

indemnification; indemnity (a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury)

 Context examples 

Coverage by contract whereby one part indemnifies or guarantees another against loss by a specified contingency.

(Insurance, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)