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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Votes were tabulated by fans who shared a specific hashtag on social media for the 32 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year nominees. Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025 Once final rounds are finished, ballots are tabulated by independent accounting firm Deloitte & Touche LLP. Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025 The memo stated that on Nov. 12, the clerk’s office discovered 67 unprocessed ballots for Ward 65 and one unprocessed ballot for Ward 68 in a courier bag found in a vote tabulating machine. Todd Richmond, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025 Getting accurate non-fatal unintended shooting data is difficult, however, because law enforcement doesn’t tabulate those specifically. John Diedrich, Journal Sentinel, 5 Dec. 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 15 Jan. 2025.

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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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