tabulate

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verb

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

transitive verb

1
: to count, record, or list systematically
2
: to put into tabular form
tabulation
ˌta-byə-ˈlā-shən How to pronounce tabulate (audio)
noun
tabulator
ˈta-byə-ˌlā-tər How to pronounce tabulate (audio)
noun

tabulation

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noun

tab·​u·​la·​tion ˌtabyəˈlāshən How to pronounce tabulation (audio)
plural -s
1
: the act or process of tabulating
the tabulation of results
2
: a result of tabulating : table
his aim was to gain international acceptance for this tabulation—Roger Burlingame

Examples of tabulate in a Sentence

Verb A machine is used to tabulate the votes.
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That’s 10 years of farming around idle pump jacks and tabulating acres damaged by fluid leaks. — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026 Legislators passed a law two years ago that set that deadline, but then failed to find a replacement for tabulating votes. — ABC News, 23 June 2026 When county workers finished tabulating votes on election night, the gap between the two was eight percentage points. — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026 These figures were tabulated by Jeremy Portnoy at the nonprofit watchdog organization Open the Books. — Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for tabulate

Word History

Etymology

Verb and Noun

Latin tabula tablet

First Known Use

Verb

1734, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of tabulate was in 1734

Rhymes for tabulate

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Browse Nearby Words

Tabulata
tabulate
tabulating machine
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“Tabulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tabulate. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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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
ˌtab-yə-ˈlā-shən How to pronounce tabulate (audio)
noun
tabulator
ˈtab-yə-ˌlāt-ər How to pronounce tabulate (audio)
noun

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