codify

[kod-uh-fahy, koh-duh-]

verb (used with object)

codified, codifying 

1. to compile (laws, rules, etc.) into an orderly, formal code.

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

   Synonyms: group, organize, order, catalog, classify

codify

/ ˈkəʊdɪˌfaɪ, ˈkɒ- /

verb

1. (tr) to organize or collect together (laws, rules, procedures, etc) into a system or code

Other Word Forms

• codifiability noun
• codifier noun
• recodify verb (used with object)

Word History and Origins

Origin of codify¹

First recorded in 1795–1805; code + -ify

Example Sentences

In return, Moscow would promise not to further attack Ukraine or other countries in Europe, according to the officials, and would codify that promise in legislation.

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She also spoke of working “with Congress to codify these reforms,” an acknowledgment that the Department of Education was created by an act of Congress.

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The U.S. has a longstanding policy, which is codified in congressional legislation, to maintain Israel’s “qualitative military edge” in the Middle East.

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The bill sought to codify a cause of action that the Supreme Court has steadily eroded over the past two decades.

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Senate Bill 29 modernized the Texas Business Organizations Code to codify the business-judgment rule, which rightly empowers directors and officers to make the business decisions they need to innovate.

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Related Words

• summarize