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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Results will not be tabulated unless the entire phone survey is completed. Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 6 Dec. 2024 Ballots were tabulated by the accounting firm of Lutz and Carr CPA. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2024 When those ballots are fully tabulated, the number of votes will come even closer to the 158 million in the 2020 presidential contest, which was the highest turnout election since women were given the right to vote more than a century ago. Nicholas Riccardi, Baltimore Sun, 17 Nov. 2024 Trump was leading in Virginia by about 30,000 votes—less than a point—with two-thirds of the votes tabulated, according to CNN data. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 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 17 Dec. 2024.

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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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