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TOEFL BNC: 20537 COCA: 14023

codify

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
codify /ˈkɑːdəˌfaɪ/ verb
codifies; codified; codifying
codify
/ˈkɑːdəˌfaɪ/
verb
codifies; codified; codifying
Learner's definition of CODIFY
[+ object]
: to put (laws or rules) together as a code or system把(法律或法规)编成法典
: to put (things) in an orderly form整理;编排

— codification

/ˌkɑːdəfəˈkeɪʃən/ noun, plural codifications [count, noncount]
TOEFL BNC: 20537 COCA: 14023

codify

verb

cod·​i·​fy ˈkä-də-ˌfī How to pronounce codify (audio)
ˈkō-
codified; codifying

transitive verb

1
: to reduce to a code
The convention codified the rules of war.
2
a
: systematize
Standardization refers to the process by which a language has been codified in some way. Ronald Wardhaugh
b
: classify
Customer complaints are codified as dissatisfaction feedback.
codifiability noun
codification noun

Did you know?

A code is a collection of laws arranged in an orderly way; famous examples include the Code of Hammurabi, from about 1760 B.C. in ancient Babylon, and the Napoleonic Code, produced at Napoleon's orders in 1804. Laws that have been included in a code have been codified. The rules of baseball differed greatly from one place to another until they were codified by Alexander Cartwright in 1845; they haven't changed much since, though we don't know what Cartwright would say about the designated hitter.

Example Sentences

The convention codified the rules of war. The author tries to codify important ideas about language.
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Word History

Etymology

code entry 1 + -ify

First Known Use

1825, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of codify was in 1825
TOEFL BNC: 20537 COCA: 14023

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