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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 compile (laws, rules, etc.) into an orderly, formal code.
to make a digest of; arrange in a systematic collection.
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Origin of codify

First recorded in 1795–1805; code + -ify

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-/, nouncod·i·fi·er, nounre·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
(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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