tabulate

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

verb (used with object)

, tab·u·lat·ed, tab·u·lat·ing.

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

   Synonyms: classify, group, sort, rank, order

verb (used without object)

, tab·u·lat·ed, tab·u·lat·ing.

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

adjective

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

tabulate

verb

1. Alsotabularizeˈtæbjʊləˌraɪz to set out, arrange, or write in tabular form
2. to form or cut with a flat surface

adjective

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

Derived Forms

• ˌtabuˈlation, noun
• ˈtabulable, adjective

Other Words From

• tabu·la·ble adjective
• tabu·lation noun
• non·tabu·lated adjective
• pre·tabu·late verb (used with object) pretabulated pretabulating
• pretab·u·lation noun
• re·tabu·late verb (used with object) retabulated retabulating
• un·tabu·la·ble adjective
• un·tabu·lated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of tabulate¹

1590–1600; (adj.) < Late Latin tabulātus, past participle of tabulāre to fit with planks, floor; table, -ate ¹; (v.) < Latin tabul ( a ), for table + -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of tabulate¹

C18: from Latin tabula a board

Example Sentences

With some states still tabulating their results, Trump currently has improved on his electoral margins in at least 2,367 US counties, while slipping in just 240.

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However, the chart and the figures circulating online were based on preliminary vote totals, which continue to go up as final results are still being tabulated.

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Polls are closed across many of the East Coast battleground states, and votes are being tabulated at a rapid clip.

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Counting ballots involves feeding each one into electronic scanners that tabulate their results.

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Mail-in voting is expected to be lower this year, but the state reports that it has already received 217,000 completed ballots that, by Pennsylvania law, cannot be opened and tabulated until election night.

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