codify
To reduce to a code, to arrange into a codeTo reduce to a code, to arrange into a code.
» Who codified the rules of football?
Wer hat die Fußballregeln kodifiziert?
Meaning
3 sensesTo reduce to a code, to arrange into a code.
The company president codified the goal as a one-line mission statement.
kodifizieren
кодифици́роватьkodificírovatʹ, зашифро́выватьzašifróvyvatʹ, зашифрова́тьzašifrovátʹ
organize into a code or system, such as a body of law
To collect and arrange in a systematic form.
кодифици́роватьkodificírovatʹ
кодифікува́тиkodyfikuváty
To enact as an official rule or law.
Examples
4 sentencesWho codified the rules of football?
deWer hat die Fußballregeln kodifiziert?
Laws are the codified intolerance of the majority.
deGesetze sind die kodifizierte Intoleranz der Mehrheit.
The pamphlet codified the movement's political goals and their method of achieving them.
In a rare break from the party line, twelve Republican senators voted to codify same-sex marriage rights.
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Forms
codifies, codifying, codified, codifiedSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
15 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle