verb (used with object), cod·i·fied, cod·i·fy·ing.
- to reduce (laws, rules, etc.) to a code.
- to make a digest of; arrange in a systematic collection.
verb -fies, -fying or -fied
- (tr) to organize or collect together (laws, rules, procedures, etc) into a system or code
c.1800, from code (n.) + -fy. Related: codified; codifying; codification.