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- [in-dem-nuh-fahy]
- /ɪnˈdɛm nəˌfaɪ/
- /ɪnˈdem.nɪ.faɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [in-dem-nuh-fahy]
- /ɪnˈdɛm nəˌfaɪ/
Definitions of indemnify word
- verb with object indemnify to compensate for damage or loss sustained, expense incurred, etc. 1
- verb with object indemnify to guard or secure against anticipated loss; give security against (future damage or liability). 1
- noun indemnify Compensate (someone) for harm or loss. 1
- abbreviation INDEMNIFY insure 1
- intransitive verb indemnify insure: against sth 1
- transitive verb indemnify give compensation for 1
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Origin of indemnify
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
1605-15; < Latin indemni(s) without loss (see indemnity) + -fy
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Parts of speech for Indemnify
noun
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preposition
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exclamation
indemnify popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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verb indemnify
- pay — to coat or cover (seams, a ship's bottom, etc.) with pitch, tar, or the like.
- compensate — To compensate someone for money or things that they have lost means to pay them money or give them something to replace that money or those things.
- return — to go or come back, as to a former place, position, or state: to return from abroad; to return to public office; to return to work.
- remit — to transmit or send (money, a check, etc.) to a person or place, usually in payment.
- reimburse — to make repayment to for expense or loss incurred: The insurance company reimbursed him for his losses in the fire.
Antonyms for indemnify
verb indemnify
- lose — to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
- keep — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- take — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
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