codify
[ kod-uh-fahy, koh-duh- ]
/ ˈkɒd əˌfaɪ, ˈkoʊ də- /
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verb (used with object), cod·i·fied, cod·i·fy·ing.
to reduce (laws, rules, etc.) to a code.
to make a digest of; arrange in a systematic collection.
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codify
/ (ˈkəʊdɪˌfaɪ, ˈkɒ-) /
verb -fies, -fying or -fied
(tr) to organize or collect together (laws, rules, procedures, etc) into a system or code
Derived forms of codify
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