Indemnify, v. a.
- 1. Secure (against loss, injury, or penalty), save harmless.
- 2. Compensate (for loss or injury), remunerate, reimburse, requite, make good.
Indent, v. a.
- 1. Notch, jag, make notches in, bruise, make dents or bruises in.
- 2. Indenture, bind, bind by indenture.
- 3. (Printing.) Set in, begin farther in.
Indentation, n. Notch, jag, dent, bruise, depression.
Indenture, n.
- 1. Written contract, document, instrument, legal instrument.
- 2. Indented state, indentation.
Indenture, v. a. Indent, bind by indenture.
Independence, n.
- 1. Freedom, liberty, self-direction, exemption from arbitrary control.
- 2. Non-dependence, distinctness, separation, unconditioned state.
- 3. Competence (of income), easy circumstances, ease.
Independent, a.
- 1. Free, self-directing, unrestricted, unrestrained, absolute, voluntary, exempt from arbitrary control.
- 2. [Said of persons.] Unconstrained, unconventional, self-reliant, bold.
- 3. [Said of circumstances.] Easy, unconstrained, competent.
Independent of.
- 1. Unconnected with, unrestricted by, not related to, not dependent upon.