codify
gb/kˈoʊdəfˌaɪ/ us/kˈoʊdəfˌaɪ/
C1
Inglês
Aceções
0 aceções
Verbo
formal
C1
action
1
put rules into systematic form
to organize rules or laws into a clear written system
Padrão de uso:
codify [laws/rules/principles]
Erro comum:
Do not confuse codify with code in the sense of writing computer programs; codify usually means organizing rules or principles.
Sinónimos
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)
Antónimos
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)
Colocações
codify laws
|codify rules
|codify regulations
|codify principles
|codify standards
|codify procedures
|codify rights
|codify obligations
|codify a system
|formally codify
Temas
law
|government
|rules
|organization
Exemplos
- The committee was asked to codify the organization’s rules for future members.
- Several countries have tried to codify basic privacy rights in national legislation.
- The manual codifies the procedures that employees are expected to follow.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- The school decided to codify its safety rules.
- The new document codifies the team’s procedures.
Verbo
formal
C1
action
2
make practice official
to turn an informal habit or custom into an official written rule
Padrão de uso:
codify [a practice/custom/norm]
Erro comum:
Codify often means making something already done informally official; it does not simply mean creating a new idea.
Sinónimos
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)
Antónimos
informalize (makes something less formal or official)
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abolish (removes a practice or rule rather than making it official)
Colocações
codify a practice
|codify a custom
|codify a tradition
|codify norms
|codify expectations
|codify best practices
|codify workplace policies
|codify an agreement
Temas
business
|work
|policy
|rules
Exemplos
- The company codified its remote-work policy after employees had been working from home for months.
- The new guidelines codify practices that many hospitals were already following.
- The agreement codified the informal arrangement between the two departments.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- The team codified its meeting rules.
- The policy codifies what workers already do.
Verbo
technical
C2
action
3
express in symbolic code
to represent information using a code or set of symbols
Padrão de uso:
codify [information/message/data] as [symbols/code]
Erro comum:
This sense is less common in everyday English; encode is usually the clearer word for data, messages, or computers.
Sinónimos
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)
Antónimos
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)
Colocações
codify information
|codify data
|codify a message
|codify knowledge
|codify as symbols
|codify in a system
Temas
communication
|information
|symbols
Exemplos
- The researchers developed a framework to codify gestures as a set of symbols.
- The system codifies each response with a number from one to five.
- Early writing systems helped codify spoken sounds in visible signs.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- The survey codifies each answer as a number.
- The symbols codify simple instructions.
Gramática
Forma de dicionário
codify
IPA
GB/kˈoʊdəfˌaɪ/
US/kˈoʊdəfˌaɪ/
Sílabas e acento
co - di - fy (3 sílabas)
Stress on 1st syllable (co)
Formas da palavra
Verb
- Base: codify
- 3rd Person Singular: codifies
- Present Participle: codifying
- Past: codified
Expressões
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
Exemplos
- 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.
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
Exemplos
- 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.
codify into law
1/kˈoʊdəfˌaɪ ˈɪntu lˈɔ/
fixed phrase
legal
make legally binding
to make something an official law
Exemplos
- 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.