Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

codify

/ˈkɑ.dɪˌfaɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.39 in modern English

Syllables: cod-i-fy
IPA: /ˈkɑ.dɪˌfaɪ/

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To reduce to a code, to arrange into a code.

verb

To collect and arrange in a systematic form.

verb

To enact as an official rule or law.

Example Sentences

"The company president codified the goal as a one-line mission statement."
"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.”"

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin caudex Latin cōdex Old French codebor. Middle English code English code Latin -i- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ficō Latin -ificāreder. Old French -ifierbor. Middle English -ifien English -ify English codify From code + -ify.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkɑ.dɪˌfaɪ/
British English: /ˈkəʊ.dɪˌfaɪ/

Inflected Forms

codifies (present, singular) codifying (participle, present) codified (participle, past) codified (past)

Derived Forms

codifiability codifiable codification codifier decodify geocodify miscodify noncodified recodification recodify uncodifiable uncodify

Frequently Paired Words

code codex

Synonyms

inscripturate systematize systematise

Questions

How do you pronounce codify?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɑ.dɪˌfaɪ/.
What does codify mean?: To reduce to a code, to arrange into a code.
Where does codify come from?: Etymology tree Latin caudex Latin cōdex Old French codebor. Middle English code English code Latin -i- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ficō Latin -ificāreder. Old French -ifierbor. Middle English -ifien English -ify English codify From code + -ify.

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