Codify — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

Codify (verb) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

1. to arrange or assign according to type

   "codify these ancient cultures according to their political structures"

   similar: assort, break down, categorize, class, classify, compartment, compartmentalize, digest, distinguish, distribute, grade, group, peg, place, range, rank, relegate, separate, sort, type
   related: array, dispose, draw up, marshal, order, organize, systematize, alphabetize, catalog, file, index, list, refer, pigeonhole, shelve, identify, recognize, cull, screen, set, sieve, sift, winnow, clump, cluster, colligate, recategorize, reclassify, regroup, subcategorize
   near: confuse, disarrange, jumble, lump, mix (up), scramble, misclassify, missort, mistype

2. to put into a particular arrangement

   "the rules for the game were codified over a hundred years ago"

   similar: arrange, array, classify, dispose, draw up, lay out, marshal, order, organize, range, systematize
   related: groom, make up, spruce (up), straighten (up), tidy (up), unscramble, align, cue, line, line up, queue, alphabetize, file, hierarchize, prioritize, sequence, emplace, place, set, display, map (out), set out
   opposite: derange, disarrange, disarray, disorder, mess (up), muss (up), rumple, upset