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codify

[ kod-uh-fahy, koh-duh- ]

verb (used with object)

codified, codifying.
  1. to compile (laws, rules, etc.) into an orderly, formal code.
  2. to make a digest of; arrange in a systematic collection.

    Synonyms: , , , ,



codify

/ ˈkəʊdɪˌfaɪ; ˈkɒ- /

verb

  1. tr to organize or collect together (laws, rules, procedures, etc) into a system or code
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈǻ徱ˌھ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ǻ··ھ····ٲ [kod-, uh, -fahy-, uh, -, bil, -i-tee, koh-d, uh, -], noun
  • ǻ··ھ· noun
  • ·ǻ··ڲ verb (used with object) recodified recodifying
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Word History and Origins

Origin of codify1

First recorded in 1795–1805; code + -ify
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Example Sentences

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Verstappen's comments are a reference to a change in the FIA's rule book over the winter that codified a series of penalties for drivers who either repeatedly swear or criticise the governing body.

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“After FDR died, before the conclusion of his fourth term, a variety of people came together and concluded they needed to codify the notion of a two-term presidency.”

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As director and narrator Dawn Logsdon describes in her documentary “Free for All: The Public Library,” these horrors inspired America's librarians to codify their unifying principles into a document.

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Roosevelt's extended stewardship led to the tradition being codified into law in the 22nd Amendment in the early 1950s.

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“My task right now is trying to identify the elements that make Landlights what it is, codifying that and teaching it to others.”

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