codify
Use Codify in a sentence
əˌfaɪ, ˈkoʊ verb (used with object), cod·i·fied, cod·i·fy·ing.
1.
to reduce (laws, rules, etc.) to a code.
2.
to make a digest of; arrange in a systematic collection.
Related forms
cod·i·fi·er, noun
non·cod·i·fied, adjective
re·cod·i·fy, verb (used with object), re·cod·i·fied, re·cod·i·fy·ing.
un·cod·i·fied, adjective
Synonyms
2. classify, catalog, order, organize, group.
2. classify, catalog, order, organize, group.
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| —vb , -fies, -fying, -fied | |
| (tr) to organize or collect together (laws, rules, procedures, etc) into a system or code | |
| 'codifier | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
codify
c.1800, from code on model of classify, etc. Related: codified; codification (1817).
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Example sentences
In an attempt to codify, and with a small sampling, the tendency is to oversimplify what is uncertain and astoundingly complex.
These procedures codify lessons learned from years of experience.
That's sort of a statement of principle that will codify what has become largely accepted anyway.
It's not surprising he'd want to codify his perspective.
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