In·dem·ni·fy v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indemnified p. pr. & vb. n. Indemnifying ]
  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.
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  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; "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" [syn: compensate, recompense, repair]
       [also: indemnified]