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Meaning of "indemnify" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INDEMNIFY

indemnify  [ɪnˈdɛmnɪˌfaɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INDEMNIFY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Indemnify is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb indemnify in English.

WHAT DOES INDEMNIFY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Indemnity

An indemnity is a sum paid by party A to party B by way of compensation for a particular loss suffered by B. The indemnitor may or may not be responsible for the loss suffered by the indemnitee. Forms of indemnity include cash payments, repairs, replacement, and reinstatement.

Definition of indemnify in the English dictionary

The definition of indemnify in the dictionary is to secure against future loss, damage, or liability; give security for; insure. Other definition of indemnify is to compensate for loss, injury, expense, etc; reimburse.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO INDEMNIFY

PRESENT

Present
I indemnify
you indemnify
he/she/it indemnifies
we indemnify
you indemnify
they indemnify
Present continuous
I am indemnifying
you are indemnifying
he/she/it is indemnifying
we are indemnifying
you are indemnifying
they are indemnifying
Present perfect
I have indemnified
you have indemnified
he/she/it has indemnified
we have indemnified
you have indemnified
they have indemnified
Present perfect continuous
I have been indemnifying
you have been indemnifying
he/she/it has been indemnifying
we have been indemnifying
you have been indemnifying
they have been indemnifying
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I indemnified
you indemnified
he/she/it indemnified
we indemnified
you indemnified
they indemnified
Past continuous
I was indemnifying
you were indemnifying
he/she/it was indemnifying
we were indemnifying
you were indemnifying
they were indemnifying
Past perfect
I had indemnified
you had indemnified
he/she/it had indemnified
we had indemnified
you had indemnified
they had indemnified
Past perfect continuous
I had been indemnifying
you had been indemnifying
he/she/it had been indemnifying
we had been indemnifying
you had been indemnifying
they had been indemnifying
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will indemnify
you will indemnify
he/she/it will indemnify
we will indemnify
you will indemnify
they will indemnify
Future continuous
I will be indemnifying
you will be indemnifying
he/she/it will be indemnifying
we will be indemnifying
you will be indemnifying
they will be indemnifying
Future perfect
I will have indemnified
you will have indemnified
he/she/it will have indemnified
we will have indemnified
you will have indemnified
they will have indemnified
Future perfect continuous
I will have been indemnifying
you will have been indemnifying
he/she/it will have been indemnifying
we will have been indemnifying
you will have been indemnifying
they will have been indemnifying
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would indemnify
you would indemnify
he/she/it would indemnify
we would indemnify
you would indemnify
they would indemnify
Conditional continuous
I would be indemnifying
you would be indemnifying
he/she/it would be indemnifying
we would be indemnifying
you would be indemnifying
they would be indemnifying
Conditional perfect
I would have indemnify
you would have indemnify
he/she/it would have indemnify
we would have indemnify
you would have indemnify
they would have indemnify
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been indemnifying
you would have been indemnifying
he/she/it would have been indemnifying
we would have been indemnifying
you would have been indemnifying
they would have been indemnifying
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you indemnify
we let´s indemnify
you indemnify
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to indemnify
Past participle
indemnified
Present Participle
indemnifying
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INDEMNIFY


ammonify
əˈmɒnɪˌfaɪ
carnify
ˈkɑːnɪˌfaɪ
cockneyfy
ˈkɒknɪˌfaɪ
consignify
kɒnˈsɪɡnɪˌfaɪ
cornify
ˈkɔːnɪˌfaɪ
damnify
ˈdæmnɪˌfaɪ
dignify
ˈdɪɡnɪˌfaɪ
divinify
dɪˈvɪnɪˌfaɪ
lignify
ˈlɪɡnɪˌfaɪ
magnify
ˈmæɡnɪˌfaɪ
minify
ˈmɪnɪˌfaɪ
omnify
ˈɒmnɪˌfaɪ
personify
pɜːˈsɒnɪˌfaɪ
presignify
priːˈsɪɡnɪˌfaɪ
reunify
riːˈjuːnɪˌfaɪ
saponify
səˈpɒnɪˌfaɪ
signify
ˈsɪɡnɪˌfaɪ
solemnify
səˈlɛmnɪˌfaɪ
UniFi
ˈjuːnɪˌfaɪ
unify
ˈjuːnɪˌfaɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INDEMNIFY

indelibleness
indelibly
indelicacy
indelicate
indelicately
indelicateness
indemnification
indemnified
indemnifier
indemnifies
indemnities
indemnity
indemnity clause
indemnity cover
indemnity insurance
indemonstrability
indemonstrable
indemonstrably
indene
indent

WORDS THAT END LIKE INDEMNIFY

certify
clarify
cocknify
identify
indignify
justify
lenify
modify
munify
notify
opsonify
qualify
resinify
sanify
simplify
specify
testify
undignify
verify
vinify

Synonyms and antonyms of indemnify in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INDEMNIFY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «indemnify» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of indemnify

Translation of «indemnify» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INDEMNIFY

Find out the translation of indemnify to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of indemnify from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «indemnify» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

保障
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

indemnizar
570 millions of speakers

English

indemnify
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

क्षतिपूर्ति
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تعويض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

возместить
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

indenizar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিরাপদ্ করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

indemniser
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menanggung rugi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

entschädigen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

保障する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

보장하다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Indemnify
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bồi thường
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இழப்பீடுகளுக்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नुकसानभरपाई
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tazmin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

indennizzare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zabezpieczać
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відшкодувати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

despăgubi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποζημιώσετε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vrywaar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gott
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skadesløs
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of indemnify

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INDEMNIFY»

The term «indemnify» is quite widely used and occupies the 33.573 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INDEMNIFY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «indemnify» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «indemnify» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about indemnify

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INDEMNIFY»

Discover the use of indemnify in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to indemnify and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
CGL Builder's Risk Monograph
Any of these contexts may trigger an insurer's duty to defend and/or its duty to indemnify. 5. What is the "duty to indemnify"? The duty to indemnify is one of the two duties of the insurer — the second being the duty to defend. It is separate and  ...
Matthew Horowitz, 2004
2
A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage
The former is better. indemnificate, a back-formation from indemnification, is a NEEDLESS VARIANT of indemnify, q.v. indemnification. See indemnity. indemnificatory; indemnitory. Both mean "of, relating to, or constituting an indemnity.
Bryan A. Garner, 2001
3
Insurance Coverage Disputes
Although both the duty to defend and duty to indemnify ultimately are resolved with reference to the language of the insurance policy, the obligation to defend typically is determined by comparing the promises contained in the policy to the ...
John H. Mathias, Jr., John D. Shugrue, Thomas A. Marrinson, 2014
4
The Public General Acts
An Act the title of which begins with the words " An Act to indemnify," and ends with the words " for those purposes." An Act the title of which begins with the words " An Act to indemnify," and ends with the words " attornies and solicitors." An Act ...
Great Britain, 1871
5
The Public General Statutes
24&2S Vict. c.77. 25 & 26 Vict. c. 60. 26 & 27 Vict, c. 107. 27428 Vict. c.49. 28 429 Vict. c. 97. 29 & 30 Vict, c. 116. 30 & 31 Vict. c. 88. An Act the title of which begins with the words " An Act to indemnify," and ends with the words " the twenty-fifth ...
Great Britain, 1871
6
The Public general statutes: passed in the ... years of the ...
An Act the title of which begins with the words “ An Act to indemnify,” and ends with the words “their annual certifica .” An Act the title of which begins with the words “An Act to indemnify,” and ends with the words “ their annual certificates.
‎1871
7
A Complete Body of Conveyancing: In Theory and Practice
To indemnify a master on discharging his apprentice Page < To indemnify a master from all cost', fcfc. by his apprentice's leaving hi by consent i On a mailer discharging an apprentice, and consenting he may serve anoth person , i A deed ot ...
Edward Wood, John Joseph Powell, 1792
8
Modern Precedents in Conveyancing: With Variations Adapting ...
Deed of covenant, with grant of power to distrain as an indemnity against incumbrances, Sup. ii. 94- Deed of covenant, to indemnify purchaser against misapplication of purchase money, Sup. i. 464. Deed of covenant, to indemnify assignor ...
Charles Barton, 1821
9
Garner's Dictionary of Legal Usage
begun to call the indemnify language the “indemnity clause” and the hold harmless language the “exculpatory clause.” See Richard J. Lind, Express Contracts of Indemnity, 65 J. Kan. B. Ass'n 36, 36 (1996) (distinguishing between exculpatory ...
Bryan A. Garner, 2011
10
Handbook on Insurance Coverage Disputes, Sixteenth Edition
[d] Adjudication of No Duty to Defend Relieves Duty to Indemnify It now appears “ settled that because the duty to defend is broader than the duty to indemnify, a finding by a court that there is no duty to defend automatically means that there is  ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INDEMNIFY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term indemnify is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Four people missing after three explosions rock flour mills
... comments and submissions and fully and effectively warrant and indemnify Journal Media in relation to such content and their ability to make ... «thejournal.ie, Jul 15»
2
Gardaí in Cork are taking care of an exceptionally cute kitten
... comments and submissions and fully and effectively warrant and indemnify Journal Media in relation to such content and their ability to make ... «thejournal.ie, Jul 15»
3
This unfortunate typo has everyone morto for the Boston Globe
... comments and submissions and fully and effectively warrant and indemnify Journal Media in relation to such content and their ability to make ... «thejournal.ie, Jul 15»
4
Dublin woman Katherine Cummins located safe and well · The42
... comments and submissions and fully and effectively warrant and indemnify Journal Media in relation to such content and their ability to make ... «The42.ie, Jul 15»
5
Here's what Dublin's newest Wetherspoons looks like - TheJournal.ie
... comments and submissions and fully and effectively warrant and indemnify Journal Media in relation to such content and their ability to make ... «thejournal.ie, Jul 15»
6
Almost a year since the decision in Byrne… - Lexology
Then, where an employer has promised to wholly indemnify a non-employer for the latter's negligence, the indemnity operates to require the ... «Lexology, Jul 15»
7
Photos: What a load of scrap! Artist creates giants from recycled …
By publishing this material you expressly agree to indemnify, to hold WENN, its directors, shareholders, employees harmless from any loss, claims, damages, ... «KOMO News, Jul 15»
8
Montclair's Social Security Building - Baristanet | Your Local …
By submitting a comment, you agree to indemnify Baristanet LLC, its partners and employees from any legal action arising from your comments. «Baristanet, Jul 15»
9
than 230 claims filed against Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis
We're asking that the archdiocese indemnify the parishes for those damages.” Jensen-Carter expects most of the archdiocese's 187 parishes to ... «Grand Forks Herald, Jul 15»
10
Win tickets to Pan Am women's softball gold or men's basketball …
Indemnity: By participating in this Contest, you agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Sponsor, and its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates ... «durhamregion.com, Jul 15»

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