CODIFIES Synonyms: 89 Similar and Opposite Words

codifies

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present tense third-person singular of codify

as in classifies

to arrange or assign according to type codify these ancient cultures according to their political structures

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as in organizes

to put into a particular arrangement the rules for the game were codified over a hundred years ago

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Recent Examples of codifies 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 Not one that simply codifies the status quo, as the Concert of Europe attempted to do. —

Robert Kagan, The Atlantic, 18 Jan. 2026 The new law effectively codifies that change, requiring Hegseth to prohibit individuals from China, Russia, Iran and North Korea from having direct or indirect access to Defense Department cloud computing systems. —

Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 31 Dec. 2025 Bores co-sponsored the RAISE Act, which codifies safety protocols for the largest AI companies. —

Emily Wilkins,mary Catherine Wellons, CNBC, 24 Nov. 2025 While such requirements were outlined in earlier documents, the 2025 directive codifies them more rigorously across all sectors. —

Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025

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The Controlled Substances Act classifies drugs from Schedule I to Schedule V based on their potential for abuse, addictiveness and medical use.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 9 May 2026
Armstrong reported the directive explicitly classifies the approval of municipal ordinances as nonpartisan political activity — a category the directive does not prohibit military members from engaging in.

— Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026