codify

[ kod-uh-fahy, koh-duh- ]
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verb (used with object),cod·i·fied, cod·i·fy·ing.
  1. to compile (laws, rules, etc.) into an orderly, formal code.

  2. to make a digest of; arrange in a systematic collection.

Origin of codify

1
First recorded in 1795–1805; code + -ify

Other words for codify

Other words from codify

  • cod·i·fi·a·bil·i·ty [kod-uh-fahy-uh-bil-i-tee, koh-duh-], /ˌkɒd əˌfaɪ əˈbɪl ɪ ti, ˌkoʊ də-/, noun
  • cod·i·fi·er, noun
  • re·cod·i·fy, verb (used with object), re·cod·i·fied, re·cod·i·fy·ing.

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British Dictionary definitions for codify

codify

/ (ˈkəʊdɪˌfaɪ, ˈkɒ-) /


verb-fies, -fying or -fied
  1. (tr) to organize or collect together (laws, rules, procedures, etc) into a system or code

Derived forms of codify

  • codifier, noun

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