codifying

Variant of codify

codify definition

codi·fy (käd′ə fī′, kō′də-)

transitive verb codified -·fied′, codifying -·fy′·ing

to arrange (laws, rules, etc.) systematically

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

Related Forms:

  • codification cod′i·fi·ca′·tion (-fi kā′s̸hən) noun
  • codifier cod′i·fi′er (-fī′ər) noun

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