Codify

//ˈkɑd.ɪˌfaɪ// verb

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To reduce to a code, to arrange into a code.

    "The company president codified the goal as a one-line mission statement."

  2. 2
    organize into a code or system, such as a body of law wordnet
  3. 3
    To collect and arrange in a systematic form.

    "The house of Ruthven was a small but ultra-modern limestone affair, between Madison and Fifth ;[…]. As a matter of fact its narrow ornate façade presented not a single quiet space that the eyes might rest on after a tiring attempt to follow and codify the arabesques, foliations, and intricate vermiculations of what some disrespectfully dubbed as “ near-aissance.”"

  4. 4
    To enact as an official rule or law.

Etymology

From code + -ify.

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