Hypertext Webster Gateway: "indemnify"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Indemnify \In*dem"ni*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Indemnified}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Indemnifying}.] [L. indemnis unhurt (in- not +
damnum hurt, damage) + -fy. Cf. {Damn}, {Damnify}.]
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
indemnify
v 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 [syn: {compensate}, {recompense}]
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