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tabulate

tab·u·late [ ˈta-byə-ˌlāt]

tabulate

verb

[ˈta-byə-ˌlāt]

tabulated; tabulating

Definition of tabulate

transitive verb

1 : to count, record, or list systematically

2 : to put into tabular form

Other Words from tabulate

tabulation \ ˌta-byə-ˈlā-shən \ noun

tabulator \ ˈta-byə-ˌlā-tər \ noun

Recent Examples on the Web

//Now the department of education is asking states to also tabulate students enrolled in a previous school year and not enrolled the following fall.
— Dawn Rhodes, chicagotribune.com, "The Illinois school report cards are out today: Here’s what you need to know.," 30 Oct. 2019
//Shazam measures how many times a song is searched for on its app; the others tabulate plays on their platforms.
— M.h., The Economist, "The meaninglessness of music charts," 17 Oct. 2019
//Government surveys tabulate everything from annual population estimates to the unemployment rate.
— Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, "The surprising holes in our knowledge of America’s homeless population," 17 Sep. 2019
//Minister of Health Duane Sands told the Miami Herald the official death toll represents confirmed deaths and is tabulated as the bodies arrive at the morgue.
— Fox News, "Hurricane Dorian death toll at 44, but officials, residents know it will rise dramatically," 9 Sep. 2019
//But there is a corollary: Information that one tabulates often is more complicated, more nuanced and more treacherous than laypersons understand.
— Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, "Real World Economics: Surveys are harder, more complicated than people think," 25 Aug. 2019
//When California voters’ first and second choices were tabulated by the Berkeley IGS poll, Harris was tied in her home state with Biden and Warren.
— Jaime Welton, The Mercury News, "Kamala Harris, eyeing a prime debate opportunity, still looking for her political niche," 23 June 2019
//Part of the challenge in tabulating emissions from fires is that blazes can break out regardless of human activity.
— J.d. Morris, SFChronicle.com, "California trumpets its climate leadership. But wildfires and flying could stymie its goals," 16 Sep. 2019
//Big Brother’s cameras are ubiquitous, and everything from daily step counts to religious interests are tracked and tabulated.
— Mona Charen, National Review, "What Hong Kong Means for the U.S.," 16 Aug. 2019

First Known Use of tabulate

1734, in the meaning defined at sense 2

History and Etymology for tabulate

Latin tabula tablet

Dictionary Entries near tabulate

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Synonyms & Antonyms of tabulate

to arrange information in an organized way so that it can be studied, recorded, etc.

Officials tabulated the scores.

A machine is used to tabulate the votes.

Synonyms and Near Synonyms for tabulate

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More Definitions fortabulate

tabulate

verb

English Language Learners Definition of tabulate

: to arrange information in an organized way so that it can be studied, recorded, etc.

tabulate

verb

tab·u·late | \ ˈta-byə-ˌlāt \

tabulated; tabulating

Kids Definition of tabulate

: to count and record in an orderly way
//tabulate votes