English Explanatory Dictionary

codify

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To reduce to a code, to arrange into a code.
  2. To collect and arrange in a systematic form.
  3. To enact as an official rule or law.

Pronunciation

kōˈ-dĭ-fīˌ /ˈkəʊ.dɪˌfaɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-codify.wav kŏˈ-dĭ-fīˌ /ˈkɑ.dɪˌfaɪ/ [ˈkɑ.ɾɪˌfaɪ] /ˈkoʊ.dɪˌfaɪ/ [ˈkoʊ.ɾɪˌfaɪ]

Word forms

codify codifies codifying codified

Etymology

From code + -ify.

Synonyms

inscripturate systematize systematise

Related words

code codex

Derived words

codifiability codifiable codification codifier decodify geocodify miscodify noncodified recodification recodify uncodifiable uncodify unicodification
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