[つぐなう, tsugunau] (v5u, vt) to make up for; to recompense; to redeem (one's faults); to compensate for; to indemnify; to atone for; (P) [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Indemnify \In*dem"ni*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Indemnified}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Indemnifying}.] [L. indemnis unhurt (in- not +
damnum hurt, damage) + -fy. Cf. {Damn}, {Damnify}.]
[1913 Webster]
1. To save harmless; to secure against loss or damage; to
insure.
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The states must at last engage to the merchants here
that they will indemnify them from all that shall
fall out. --Sir W.
Temple.
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2. To make restitution or compensation for, as for that which
is lost; to make whole; to reimburse; to compensate.
--Beattie.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
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},
{indemnify}]
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