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The definition of codify means to arrange or put in order.

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Organizing recipes by alphabetical order is an example of to codify.
Putting photos in chronological order is an example of to codify.

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See codify in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb codified, codifying

to arrange (laws, rules, etc.) systematically

Origin: cod(e) + -i- + -fy

Related Forms:

codification noun
codifier noun

See codify in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb cod·i·fied, cod·i·fy·ing, cod·i·fies

To reduce to a code: codify laws.
To arrange or systematize.

Related Forms:

codˌi·fi·caˈtion (-fĭ-kāˈshən) noun

codˈi·fiˌer noun

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