indemnify

Definition

To secure against loss or damage; to insure.

Etymology

From indemn (“unhurt”) + -ify (forming verbs)

Example Sentences

• "The states must at last engage to the merchants here that they will indemnify them from all that shall fall out."
• "The lender of a thing for use must indemnify the borrower for damage caused by defects or vices in it, which he knew at the time of lending, and concealed from the borrower."

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