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 ]

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