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• IPA: /ɪnˈdɛm.nɪ.faɪ/

語源 1

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

動詞

indemnify (third-person singular simple present indemnifies, present participle indemnifying, simple past and past participle indemnified)

1. To secure against loss or damage; to insure.
   • 1670, Sir William Temple, letter to Lord Arlington, in The Works of Sir William Temple, page 101:

     The states must at last engage to the merchants here that they will indemnify them from all that shall fall out.

2. (chiefly law) To compensate or reimburse someone for some expense or injury.
   • 1906, Civil Code of the State of California, page 405:

     The lender of a thing for use must indemnify the borrower for damage caused by defects or vices in it, which he knew at the time of lending, and concealed from the borrower.

派生語

• indemnifiable
• indemnification
• indemnifier

関連する語

• indemnity

参考

• endamnify

語源 2

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

動詞

indemnify (third-person singular simple present indemnifies, present participle indemnifying, simple past and past participle indemnified)

1. (obsolete, rare) to hurt, to harm
   • 1583, Thomas Stocker's translation of A tragicall historie of the troubles and ciuile warres of the lowe Countries, i. 63a

     He... did not belieue that his Maiestie by this occasion coulde any way be endemnified.

   • 1593, Thomas Lodge, Life & Death of William Long Beard, E ij

     What harme the Rhodians haue doone thee, that thou so much indemnifiest them?

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