(v) make amends for; pay compensation for, Syn. indemnify, repair, recompense, Example: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
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
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. [ 1913 Webster ]
The states must at last engage to the merchants here that they will indemnify them from all that shall fall out. Sir W. Temple. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. To make restitution or compensation for, as for that which is lost; to make whole; to reimburse; to compensate. Beattie. [ 1913 Webster ]