[verb] [T] - to arrange (something such as laws or rules) into a systemMost of the laws of war are now codified in international agreements, such as the Geneva Convention of 1949. [T]Eisenstein was the first to draw up and codify a formal aesthetics for the cinema. [T]
CODIFY
Meaning of CODIFY in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012