codify

🇺🇸 /ˈkɑːdɪfaɪ/ 🇬🇧 /ˈkəʊdɪfaɪ/
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verb
R

to put laws, rules, etc., into a written form or system

The new government decided to codify the ancient customs into a formal legal code.

translation

v. to put laws, rules, etc., into a written form or system

Word Forms

3rd Present codifies
Past codified
Perfect codified
Progressive codifying