Synonyms of codifies

codifies

verb

present tense third-person singular of codify

1

as in classifies

to arrange or assign according to type

codify these ancient cultures according to their political structures

Synonyms & Similar Words

• classifies
• distinguishes
• relegates
• ranks
• categorizes
• distributes
• separates
• types
• groups
• identifies
• sorts
• recognizes
• organizes
• lists
• grades
• classes
• digests
• compartmentalizes
• places
• refers
• files
• ranges
• systematizes
• pegs
• disposes
• breaks down
• assorts
• compartments
• alphabetizes
• orders
• catalogs
• indexes
• culls
• reclassifies
• sifts
• draws up
• shelves
• marshals
• arrays
• winnows
• pigeonholes
• clumps
• sets
• regroups
• clusters
• colligates
• subcategorizes
• recategorizes
• screens
• sieves

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• confuses
• mixes (up)
• scrambles
• disarranges
• jumbles
• lumps
• misclassifies
• missorts
• mistypes

2

as in organizes

to put into a particular arrangement

the rules for the game were codified over a hundred years ago

Synonyms & Similar Words

• classifies
• organizes
• arranges
• orders
• systematizes
• disposes
• ranges
• lays out
• draws up
• aligns
• marshals
• arrays
• grooms
• places
• prioritizes
• lines
• displays
• straightens (up)
• files
• spruces (up)
• makes up
• sets
• sequences
• cues
• sets out
• alphabetizes
• maps (out)
• unscrambles
• tidies (up)
• queues
• lines up
• hierarchizes
• emplaces

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disorders
• upsets
• disarranges
• deranges
• messes (up)
• rumples
• musses (up)
• disarrays

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of codifies

The legislation officially codifies into state law an administrative rule enforced late last year by Attorney General Catherine Hanaway. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026

Regulatory clarity is valuable, but clarity that codifies loopholes will not create durable market confidence, and will simply relocate risk. — Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Another bill legally codifies Illinois’ existing policy allowing residents to update or select their gender marker on state IDs and driver’s licenses. — Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026

Buddha offers an egalitarian path to enlightenment; Confucius codifies a religion of learning; Augustine infuses Christianity with Plato and Aristotle; Martin Luther shifts spirituality inward; Duns Scotus separates belief from knowledge; William of Ockham cultivates equality under the law. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026

Sponsors of the legislation say that this bill essentially codifies existing rulings by the Public Employment Relations Board, which has previously issued decisions that employers infringed on union and employee rights by attempting to learn the content of their discussions. — William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 24 Mar. 2026

The legislation codifies an executive order Reynolds issued last year. — Stephen Gruber-Miller, Des Moines Register, 20 Feb. 2026

The reform, which formally codifies the policy into federal regulations, follows Duffy’s emergency action last September to end the issuance of non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) to truckers with unverified driving histories. — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 12 Feb. 2026

The Senate bill codifies these eligibility standards for applicants, but elaborates further on what the state will report to the federal government on non-citizens. — Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 5 Feb. 2026