different between formulate vs codify

English

Etymology

From formula +? -ate

Verb

formulate (third-person singular simple present formulates, present participle formulating, simple past and past participle formulated)

1. (transitive) To reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression.

   • Another source of evidence supporting the conclusion that children learn language by formulating a set of rules comes from the errors that they produce. A case in point are overgeneralized past tense forms like comed, goed, seed, buyed, bringed, etc. frequently used by young children. [...]

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Further reading

• formulate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• formulate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Esperanto

Adverb

formulate

1. present adverbial passive participle of formuli

Italian

Verb

formulate

1. second-person plural present indicative of formulare
2. second-person plural imperative of formulare
3. feminine plural of formulato

English

Etymology

code +? -ify

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k?.d??fa?/, /?ko?.d??fa?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k??.d??fa?/

Verb

codify (third-person singular simple present codifies, present participle codifying, simple past and past participle codified)

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

2. 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.”

Synonyms

• systematize

Derived terms

Related terms

• code
• codex

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