| word | codify |
|---|---|
| definition | To arrange according to a system; classify. |
| eg_sentence | In the 6th century B.C., the great statesman Solon newly codified the laws of Athens, replacing the harsh legal code of Draco. |
| explanation | A code is a collection of laws arranged in an orderly way; famous examples include the Code of Hammurabi, from about 1760 B.C. in ancient Babylon, and the Napoleonic Code, produced at Napoleon's orders in 1804. Laws that have been included in a code have been codified. The rules of baseball differed greatly from one place to another until they were codified by Alexander Cartwright in 1845; they haven't changed much since, though we don't know what Cartwright would say about the designated hitter |
| IPA | ˈkoʊdəˌfaɪ |
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