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Indemnify
Pronunciation : In*dem"ni*fy
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. indemnis unhurt (in- not + damnum hurt, damage) + -fy. Cf. Damn, Damnify.]
Definition : 1. To save harmless; to secure against loss or damage; to insure. The states must at last engage to the merchants here that they will indemnify them from all that shall fall out. Sir W. Temple.
2. To make restitution or compensation for, as for that which is lost; to make whole; to reimburse; to compensate. Beattie.
t. [imp. & p. p. Indemnified; p. pr. & vb. n. Indemnifying.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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