codified; codifying
Definition of codify
1
: to reduce to a code
The convention codified the rules of war.
2a
: systematize
Standardization refers to the process by which a language has been codified in some way.— Ronald Wardhaugh
b
: classify
Customer complaints are codified as dissatisfaction feedback.
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The first known use of codify was in 1825
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