transitive verb. To organize or arrange systematically, especially in writing.

transitive verb. To establish or express in a conventional form or standard formulation.

transitive verb. To turn (a common law requirement or practice) into law.

To reduce to a code or digest, as laws.

To arrange or systematize in general; make an orderly collection or compendium of; epitomize.

transitive verb. To reduce to a code, as laws.

verb. To reduce to a code, to arrange into a code.

verb. To collect and arrange in a systematic form.

verb. organize into a code or system, such as a body of law

"Mr. President: A word to the wise, even if it becomes clear you've gone back on your staff's statements that your Stupak-evil Order doesn't do anything more than "codify" existing law."

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codifiability  codification  codified  codifier  codifying  

systematise  systematize  systemise  systemize  

adjust  alphabetize  analyze  arrange  assort  

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