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- DictionaryCod·i·fy/ˈkädəˌfī/
verb
- 1. arrange (laws or rules) into a systematic code: "the statutes have codified certain branches of common law"
LAW. to arrange something such as laws or rules into a formal system for people to follow: The essential function of our organization is to codify best banking practice. codify sth into sth We don't object to better standards, but we don't want them codified into state law.
Add to word list. LAW. to arrange something such as laws or rules into a formal system for people to follow: The essential function of our organization is to codify best banking practice. codify sth into sth We don't object to better standards, but we don't want them codified into state law.
1. to reduce (laws, rules, etc.) to a code. 2. to make a digest or systematic arrangement of. [1795–1805] cod`i•fi`a•bil′i•ty (-əˈbɪl ɪ ti) n. cod′i•fi`er, n. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. codify. Past participle: codified.
6 days ago · codify in American English. (ˈkɑdəˌfai, ˈkoudə-) transitive verb Word forms: -fied, -fying. 1. to reduce (laws, rules, etc.) to a code. 2. to make a digest of; arrange in a systematic collection. SYNONYMS 2. classify, catalog, order, organize, group. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
CODIFY meaning: 1 : to put (laws or rules) together as a code or system; 2 : to put (things) in an orderly form.
2 days ago · (kɒdɪfaɪ ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense codifies, present participle codifying, past tense, past participle codified. transitive verb. If you codify a set of rules, you define them or present them in a clear and ordered way. The latest draft of the agreement codifies the panel's decision.
/ˈkɑːdɪfaɪ/ (specialist) Verb Forms. codify something to arrange laws, rules, etc. into a system. Questions about grammar and vocabulary? Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English.
