tabulate

[ verb tab-yuh-leyt; adjective tab-yuh-lit, -leyt ]

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verb (used with object),tab·u·lat·ed, tab·u·lat·ing.

to put or arrange in a tabular, systematic, or condensed form; formulate tabularly.

verb (used without object),tab·u·lat·ed, tab·u·lat·ing.

to operate the tab key on a typewriter; to tab.

adjective

shaped like a table or tablet; tabular.
having transverse septae, as certain corals.

Origin of tabulate

1590–1600; (adj.) <Late Latin tabulātus, past participle of tabulāre to fit with planks, floor; see table, -ate¹; (v.) <Latin tabul(a), for table + -ate¹

Other words for tabulate

1	order, rank, sort, group, classify

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Other words from tabulate

tab·u·la·ble, adjective
tab·u·la·tion, noun
non·tab·u·lat·ed, adjective
pre·tab·u·late, verb (used with object), pre·tab·u·lat·ed, pre·tab·u·lat·ing.
pre·tab·u·la·tion, noun
re·tab·u·late, verb (used with object), re·tab·u·lat·ed, re·tab·u·lat·ing.
un·tab·u·la·ble, adjective
un·tab·u·lat·ed, adjective

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How to use tabulate in a sentence

If no candidate surpasses 50 percent, lower-finishing candidates are nixed and their voters’ subsequent choices are tabulated in a series of tallies until one candidate emerges with a majority.
New York City primary meltdown deals new setback to nation’s strained electoral system | Amy Gardner, David Weigel | July 1, 2021 | Washington Post
That’s because it only tabulates companies that filed the required disclosure forms.
Sacramento Report: A Life Raft for Cities Dealing With Sea-Level Rise | MacKenzie Elmer and Sara Libby | June 25, 2021 | Voice of San Diego
Google now samples s 5-second range that tabulates to the highest shift score.
News from Google I/O for technical SEO practitioners and site developers | Detlef Johnson | May 26, 2021 | Search Engine Land
When the audit paused May 14 to clear out for high school graduations, about 20 percent of ballots had been tabulated.
The mess in Maricopa | Dan Zak | May 21, 2021 | Washington Post
They’re going to tabulate the ballots, just like they always have.
Georgia's Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger Defends Controversial Election Law | Sanya Mansoor | April 26, 2021 | Time

Doctors have a vast platform to investigate, tabulate, and disseminate just how miserable they are.
Study Says Doctors More Burned Out Than Others, But It’s Not Really a Malady | Kent Sepkowitz | August 23, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Each salad was given a rank in each category, which were averaged to tabulate the final ranks.
40 Salads That Can Kill You | The Daily Beast | July 5, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
Modern billing systems make it possible to tabulate certain of these statistics when the bills are made.
Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 1 | Various
It is only possible to tabulate the languages and indicate on the map the localities in which they are spoken.
The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir | Sir James McCrone Douie
The trouble with too many library experiments is that the experimenters never seem to follow them up and tabulate their results.
Papers and Proceedings of the Thirty-fourth Annual Meeting of the American Library Association Held at Ottawa, Canada June 26-July 2, 1912 | Various
In later years churches have been so freely opened for woman suffrage meetings that it would be impossible to tabulate them.
The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 2 of 2) | Ida Husted Harper
It was Josie Fifer's duty not only to tabulate and care for these relics, but to refurbish them when necessary.
Cheerful--By Request | Edna Ferber

British Dictionary definitions for tabulate

tabulate

verb(ˈtæbjʊˌleɪt) (tr)

Also: tabularize (ˈtæbjʊləˌraɪz) to set out, arrange, or write in tabular form
to form or cut with a flat surface

adjective(ˈtæbjʊlɪt, -ˌleɪt)

having a flat surface
(of certain corals) having transverse skeletal plates

Origin of tabulate

C18: from Latin tabula a board

Derived forms of tabulate

tabulable, adjective
tabulation, noun

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