tabulate

verb

tab·​u·​late ˈta-byə-ˌlāt How to pronounce tabulate (audio)
tabulated; tabulating

transitive verb

1
: to count, record, or list systematically
2
: to put into tabular form
tabulation noun
tabulator noun

Examples of tabulate in a Sentence

A machine is used to tabulate the votes.
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Average credit score What is a credit score and how is it tabulated? Dan Avery, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025 In one, the obligatory part of the ceremony where the accountants who tabulate votes are introduced, Rock brought out three Asian children dressed in suits. Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2025 They are tabulated by off-ice officials as part of the statistics collected at every game. Jeremy Rutherford, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025 Pushing out the 12 million to 14 million immigrants tabulated by the U.S. government, or the 35 million asserted by Marco Rubio and others, will take years. Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 17 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for tabulate

Word History

Etymology

Latin tabula tablet

First Known Use

1734, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of tabulate was in 1734

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“Tabulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tabulate. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.

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tabulate

verb
tab·​u·​late ˈtab-yə-ˌlāt How to pronounce tabulate (audio)
tabulated; tabulating
: to count and record in an orderly way
tabulate votes
tabulation noun
tabulator noun

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