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cod·i·fy
(kŏd′ĭ-fī′, kō′də-)tr.v. cod·i·fied, cod·i·fy·ing, cod·i·fies
1. To organize or arrange systematically, especially in writing: "Arguments for the existence of God have been codified for centuries by theologians" (Richard Dawkins).
2. To establish or express in a conventional form or standard formulation: "The unification of motion and rest ... was proposed by Galileo and codified in Newton's first law of motion" (Lee Smolin).
3. To turn (a common law requirement or practice) into law.
cod′i·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.
cod′i·fi′er n.
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codify
(ˈkəʊdɪˌfaɪ; ˈkɒ-)vb, -fies, -fying or -fied
(Communications & Information) (tr) to organize or collect together (laws, rules, procedures, etc) into a system or code
ˈcodiˌfier n
ˌcodiˈfiable adj
ˌcodifiaˈbility n
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cod•i•fy
(ˈkɒd əˌfaɪ, ˈkoʊ də-)v.t. -fied, -fy•ing.
1. to reduce (laws, rules, etc.) to a code.
2. to make a digest or systematic arrangement of.
[1795–1805]
cod`i•fi`a•bil′i•ty (-əˈbɪl ɪ ti) n.
cod′i•fi`er, n.
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codify
Past participle: codified
Gerund: codifying
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| Verb | 1. | codify - organize into a code or system, such as a body of law; "Hammurabi codified the laws" systematise, systematize, systemise, systemize - arrange according to a system or reduce to a system; "systematize our scientific knowledge" |
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verb systematize, catalogue, classify, summarize, tabulate, collect, organize The latest draft of the agreement codifies the panel's decision.
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vt laws → kodifizieren
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