Etymology

indemnify

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Today it means: To secure against loss or damage; to insure. Full definition →

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indemnify · verb1

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

indemnify · verb2

From in- (“into”) + damnify (“to injure; to wrong”), assimilated to indemn and indemnify (“secure against loss; compensate, reimburse”).

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