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cod⋅i⋅fy

  [kod-uh-fahy, koh-duh-]
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–verb (used with object), -fied, -fy⋅ing.
1. to reduce (laws, rules, etc.) to a code.
2. to make a digest of; arrange in a systematic collection.
Origin:
1795–1805; code + -ify

Related forms:
cod⋅i⋅fi⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty  [kod-uh-fahy-uh-bil-i-tee, koh-duh-] , noun
cod⋅i⋅fi⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
2. classify, catalog, order, organize, group.
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cod·i·fy   (kŏd'ĭ-fī', kō'də-)   
tr.v.   cod·i·fied, cod·i·fy·ing, cod·i·fies

  1. To reduce to a code: codify laws.

  2. To arrange or systematize.

cod'i·fi·ca'tion (-fĭ-kā'shən) n., cod'i·fi'er n.
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Main Entry: cod·i·fy
Pronunciation: 'kä-d&-"fI, 'kO-
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -fied; -fy·ing
: to reduce (laws) to a code —cod·i·fi·ca·tion /"kä-d&-f&-'kA-sh&n, "kO-/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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