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codify
[ kod-uh-fahy, koh-duh- ]
verb (used with object)
- to compile (laws, rules, etc.) into an orderly, formal code.
- to make a digest of; arrange in a systematic collection.
Synonyms: , , , ,
codify
/ ˈkəʊdɪˌfaɪ; ˈkɒ- /
verb
- tr to organize or collect together (laws, rules, procedures, etc) into a system or code
Derived Forms
- ˈǻ徱ˌھ, noun
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
Example Sentences
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.
“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.”
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.
Roosevelt's extended stewardship led to the tradition being codified into law in the 22nd Amendment in the early 1950s.
“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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