codify
gb/kˈoʊdəfˌaɪ/ us/kˈoʊdəfˌaɪ/
C1
Engelska
kodifikál, írásba foglal, szabályba foglal, írásban rögzít, kódol
VERB
C1
FORMAL
1
kodifikál
C1
Användningsmönster:
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.
Exempel för inlärare
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.
Vanligt misstag:
Do not confuse codify with code in the sense of writing computer programs; codify usually means organizing rules or principles.
Betydelse
put rules into systematic form
Ordkombinationer
codify laws
|codify rules
|codify regulations
|codify principles
|codify standards
|codify procedures
|codify rights
|codify obligations
|codify a system
|formally codify
Synonymer
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)
Antonymer
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)
Teman
law
|government
|rules
|organization
Definition
to organize rules or laws into a clear written system
To arrange laws, rules, principles, or information into a clear, systematic written form.
VERB
C1
FORMAL
2
Användningsmönster:
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.
Exempel för inlärare
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.
Vanligt misstag:
Codify often means making something already done informally official; it does not simply mean creating a new idea.
Betydelse
make practice official
Ordkombinationer
codify a practice
|codify a custom
|codify a tradition
|codify norms
|codify expectations
|codify best practices
|codify workplace policies
|codify an agreement
Synonymer
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)
Antonymer
informalize (makes something less formal or official)
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abolish (removes a practice or rule rather than making it official)
Teman
business
|work
|policy
|rules
Definition
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.
VERB
C2
TECHNICAL
3
kódol
B2
Användningsmönster:
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.
Exempel för inlärare
The survey codifies each answer as a number.
A kérdőív minden választ számmal kódol.
The symbols codify simple instructions.
A szimbólumok egyszerű utasításokat kódolnak.
Vanligt misstag:
This sense is less common in everyday English; encode is usually the clearer word for data, messages, or computers.
Betydelse
express in symbolic code
Ordkombinationer
codify information
|codify data
|codify a message
|codify knowledge
|codify as symbols
|codify in a system
Synonymer
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)
Antonymer
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)
Teman
communication
|information
|symbols
Definition
to represent information using a code or set of symbols
To express information in a code or symbolic system.
Grammatik
Grundform
codify
IPA
GB/kˈoʊdəfˌaɪ/
US/kˈoʊdəfˌaɪ/
Stavelser och betoning
co - di - fy (3 stavelser)
Stress on 1st syllable (co)
Ordformer
Verb
- Base: codify
- 3rd Person Singular: codifies
- Present Participle: codifying
- Past: codified
Uttryck
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
Exempel
- 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.
Exempel för inlärare
- 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
Exempel
- 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.
Exempel för inlärare
- 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
Exempel
- 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.
Exempel för inlärare
- The country codified the right into law.
- The bill codifies the rule into law.