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codify

/ˈkəʊ.dɪˌfaɪ/ UK
/ˈkɑ.dɪˌfaɪ/ Atlantic Canada, US
[ˈkɑ.ɾɪˌfaɪ] Atlantic Canada, US
/ˈkoʊ.dɪˌfaɪ/ Atlantic Canada, US
[ˈkoʊ.ɾɪˌfaɪ] Atlantic Canada, US

Rhymes with -əʊdɪfaɪ, -ɑdɪfaɪ, -oʊdɪfaɪ

verb codifies · codifying · codified

To reduce to a code, to arrange into a code. The company president codified the goal as a one-line mission statement.
To collect and arrange in a systematic form. The house of Ruthven was a small but ultra-modern limestone affair, between Madison and Fifth ;[…]. As a matter of fact its narrow ornate façade presented not a single quiet space that the eyes might rest on after a tiring attempt to follow and codify the arabesques, foliations, and intricate vermic
To enact as an official rule or law.

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verb reduce to a code

Español	codificar
日本語	成文化する seibunka suru
中文	編成法典 /编成法典 biānchéng fǎdiǎn, 使法律成文化 shǐ fǎlǜ chéngwénhuà, 法典化 fǎdiǎnhuà
Português	codificar
Français	codifier
Deutsch	kodifizieren
Ελληνικά	κωδικοποιώ kodikopoió
Română	codifica
Русский	кодифици́ровать kodificírovatʹ, зашифро́вывать zašifróvyvatʹ, зашифрова́ть zašifrovátʹ
Tiếng Việt	pháp điển hóa

verb collect and arrange in a systematic form

Русский	кодифици́ровать kodificírovatʹ

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@misc{codify_2026,
  title = {codify},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/codify},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}