codify
pronunciation
How to pronounce codify in British English:
UK [ˈkəʊdɪfaɪ]
How to pronounce codify in American English:
US [ˈkɑːdɪfaɪ]
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- Verb:
- organize into a code or system, such as a body of law
Word Origin
- codify (v.)
- c. 1800, from code (n.) + -fy. Related: codified; codifying.
Example
- 1. Many treaties to codify customary law .
- 2. A new treaty might codify this new relationship , he suggested .
- 3. They codify laws systematically into a code .
- 4. We will codify a new technique .
- 5. They also took the time to codify some conventions that sprung up in the community .