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

A conditional use permit could codify requirements for Silver and subsequent owners, McOsker said, such as spacing the RVs to allow emergency vehicles to easily maneuver.

From Los Angeles Times

But that practice was not codified and did not happen in western Altadena.

From Los Angeles Times

Except for that pesky detail of history proving that many states, if left to their own devices, will happily codify structural inequities that foment chaos.

From Salon

There also needs to be a codified rulebook for official competitions.

From BBC

Domestic U.S. legal issues aside – and concerns have been raised on those grounds, too – the killings in the Caribbean violated the human right to life, an ancient principle codified today in leading human rights treaties.

From Salon

Related Words

• summarize