codify
gb/kˈoʊdəfˌaɪ/ us/kˈoʊdəfˌaɪ/
C1
Inglês
kodifikál, írásba foglal, szabályba foglal, írásban rögzít, kódol
VERBO
C1
FORMAL
1
kodifikál
C1
Padrão de uso:
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.
Exemplos para estudantes
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.
Erro comum:
Do not confuse codify with code in the sense of writing computer programs; codify usually means organizing rules or principles.
Significado
put rules into systematic form
Colocações
codify laws
|codify rules
|codify regulations
|codify principles
|codify standards
|codify procedures
|codify rights
|codify obligations
|codify a system
|formally codify
Sinônimos
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)
Antônimos
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)
Temas
law
|government
|rules
|organization
Definição
to organize rules or laws into a clear written system
To arrange laws, rules, principles, or information into a clear, systematic written form.
VERBO
C1
FORMAL
2
Padrão de uso:
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.
Exemplos para estudantes
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.
Erro comum:
Codify often means making something already done informally official; it does not simply mean creating a new idea.
Significado
make practice official
Colocações
codify a practice
|codify a custom
|codify a tradition
|codify norms
|codify expectations
|codify best practices
|codify workplace policies
|codify an agreement
Sinônimos
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)
Antônimos
informalize (makes something less formal or official)
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abolish (removes a practice or rule rather than making it official)
Temas
business
|work
|policy
|rules
Definição
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.
VERBO
C2
TECHNICAL
3
kódol
B2
Padrão de uso:
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.
Exemplos para estudantes
The survey codifies each answer as a number.
A kérdőív minden választ számmal kódol.
The symbols codify simple instructions.
A szimbólumok egyszerű utasításokat kódolnak.
Erro comum:
This sense is less common in everyday English; encode is usually the clearer word for data, messages, or computers.
Significado
express in symbolic code
Colocações
codify information
|codify data
|codify a message
|codify knowledge
|codify as symbols
|codify in a system
Sinônimos
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)
Antônimos
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)
Temas
communication
|information
|symbols
Definição
to represent information using a code or set of symbols
To express information in a code or symbolic system.
Gramática
Forma no dicionário
codify
AFI
GB/kˈoʊdəfˌaɪ/
US/kˈoʊdəfˌaɪ/
Sílabas e tonicidade
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.
Exemplos para estudantes
- 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
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.
Exemplos para estudantes
- 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
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.
Exemplos para estudantes
- The country codified the right into law.
- The bill codifies the rule into law.