codify

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
15
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈkəʊ.dɪˌfaɪ/
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/ˈkəʊ.dɪˌfaɪ/ · /ˈkɑ.dɪˌfaɪ/ · [ˈkɑ.ɾɪˌfaɪ] · /ˈkoʊ.dɪˌfaɪ/ · [ˈkoʊ.ɾɪˌfaɪ]

Definition of codify

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. To reduce to a code, to arrange into a code.
    “The company president codified the goal as a one-line mission statement.”
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verb

  1. To reduce to a code, to arrange into a code.
    “The company president codified the goal as a one-line mission statement.”
  2. 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 vermiculations of what some disrespectfully dubbed as “ near-aissance.””
  3. To enact as an official rule or law.

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Etymology

From code + -ify.

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