codify
gb/kˈoʊdəfˌaɪ/ us/kˈoʊdəfˌaɪ/
C1
Anglais
kodifikál, írásba foglal, szabályba foglal, írásban rögzít, kódol
VERBE
C1
FORMAL
1
kodifikál
C1
Schéma d’usage :
codify [laws/rules/principles]
The committee was asked to codify the organization’s rules for future members.
A bizottságot arra kérték, hogy a leendő tagok számára kodifikálja a szervezet szabályait.
Several countries have tried to codify basic privacy rights in national legislation.
Több ország megpróbálta nemzeti jogszabályokban kodifikálni a magánélethez fűződő alapvető jogokat.
The manual codifies the procedures that employees are expected to follow.
Exemples pédagogiques
The school decided to codify its safety rules.
Az iskola úgy döntött, hogy írásba foglalja a biztonsági szabályait.
The new document codifies the team’s procedures.
Az új dokumentum írásban rögzíti a csapat eljárásait.
Erreur fréquente :
Do not confuse codify with code in the sense of writing computer programs; codify usually means organizing rules or principles.
Sens
put rules into systematic form
Collocations
codify laws
|codify rules
|codify regulations
|codify principles
|codify standards
|codify procedures
|codify rights
|codify obligations
|codify a system
|formally codify
Synonymes
systematize (emphasizes organizing into a coherent system, not necessarily legal or official)
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organize (more general and less formal)
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compile (emphasizes collecting material together, not necessarily arranging it into rules)
Antonymes
leave unwritten (keeps rules or principles informal rather than putting them into written form)
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disorganize (opposes the idea of arranging something systematically)
Thèmes
law
|government
|rules
|organization
Définition
to organize rules or laws into a clear written system
To arrange laws, rules, principles, or information into a clear, systematic written form.
VERBE
C1
FORMAL
2
Schéma d’usage :
codify [a practice/custom/norm]
The company codified its remote-work policy after employees had been working from home for months.
A cég hónapoknyi otthoni munkavégzés után írásban is rögzítette a távmunkára vonatkozó szabályzatát.
The new guidelines codify practices that many hospitals were already following.
Az új irányelvek hivatalosan is rögzítik azokat a gyakorlatokat, amelyeket sok kórház már addig is követett.
The agreement codified the informal arrangement between the two departments.
Exemples pédagogiques
The team codified its meeting rules.
A csapat írásban rögzítette a megbeszélések szabályait.
The policy codifies what workers already do.
A szabályzat írásban is rögzíti azt, amit a dolgozók már eddig is tettek.
Erreur fréquente :
Codify often means making something already done informally official; it does not simply mean creating a new idea.
Sens
make practice official
Collocations
codify a practice
|codify a custom
|codify a tradition
|codify norms
|codify expectations
|codify best practices
|codify workplace policies
|codify an agreement
Synonymes
formalize (most similar; stresses making something official)
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standardize (stresses making practices consistent across people or places)
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institutionalize (suggests making a practice part of an organization or system)
Antonymes
informalize (makes something less formal or official)
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abolish (removes a practice or rule rather than making it official)
Thèmes
business
|work
|policy
|rules
Définition
to turn an informal habit or custom into an official written rule
To make an existing practice, custom, or expectation explicit and official by writing it down as a rule or standard.
VERBE
C2
TECHNICAL
3
kódol
B2
Schéma d’usage :
codify [information/message/data] as [symbols/code]
The researchers developed a framework to codify gestures as a set of symbols.
A kutatók egy olyan keretrendszert dolgoztak ki, amely a gesztusokat szimbólumok együtteseként kódolja.
The system codifies each response with a number from one to five.
A rendszer minden választ egytől ötig terjedő számmal kódol.
Early writing systems helped codify spoken sounds in visible signs.
Exemples pédagogiques
The survey codifies each answer as a number.
A kérdőív minden választ számmal kódol.
The symbols codify simple instructions.
A szimbólumok egyszerű utasításokat kódolnak.
Erreur fréquente :
This sense is less common in everyday English; encode is usually the clearer word for data, messages, or computers.
Sens
express in symbolic code
Collocations
codify information
|codify data
|codify a message
|codify knowledge
|codify as symbols
|codify in a system
Synonymes
encode (more common for data, messages, and technical contexts)
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represent (broader; does not necessarily involve a code)
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symbolize (emphasizes expression through symbols)
Antonymes
decode (means to interpret or convert coded information back into understandable form)
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interpret (means to explain meaning rather than put meaning into code)
Thèmes
communication
|information
|symbols
Définition
to represent information using a code or set of symbols
To express information in a code or symbolic system.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
codify
API
GB/kˈoʊdəfˌaɪ/
US/kˈoʊdəfˌaɪ/
Syllabes et accentuation
co - di - fy (3 syllabes)
Stress on 1st syllable (co)
Formes du mot
Verb
- Base: codify
- 3rd Person Singular: codifies
- Present Participle: codifying
- Past: codified
Expressions
codify best practices
1/kˈoʊdəfˌaɪ bˈɛst pɹˈæktɪsɪz/
fixed phrase
business
write recommended methods
to write down the best ways to do a task so others can follow them
Exemples
- The training team codified best practices for handling customer complaints.
- The report codifies best practices from successful projects across the company.
- After the audit, managers worked to codify best practices for data security.
Exemples pédagogiques
- The company codified best practices for sales calls.
- The guide codifies best practices for new staff.
codify in law
1/kˈoʊdəfˌaɪ ˈɪn lˈɔ/
fixed phrase
legal
state in legal form
to write something into the law so it is officially recognized
Exemples
- The principle is codified in law in many democratic countries.
- The reforms codified in law protections that had previously existed only in policy guidance.
- Some rights are widely respected but not clearly codified in law.
Exemples pédagogiques
- The rule is codified in law.
- Their rights were codified in law.
codify into law
1/kˈoʊdəfˌaɪ ˈɪntu lˈɔ/
fixed phrase
legal
make legally binding
to make something an official law
Exemples
- Lawmakers voted to codify the new protections into law.
- The bill would codify the right to paid sick leave into law.
- Activists urged the government to codify the agreement into law before the next election.
Exemples pédagogiques
- The country codified the right into law.
- The bill codifies the rule into law.