English verb: indemnify | |||
1. | indemnify (possession) secure against future loss, damage, or liability; give security for | ||
Samples | This plan indemnifies workers against wages lost through illness. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cover, insure, underwrite | ||
2. | indemnify (possession) make amends for; pay compensation for | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Synonyms | compensate, recompense, repair | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | pay | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | give | ||