tabulate

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

Examples of tabulate in a Sentence

A machine is used to tabulate the votes.
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The breakdown also includes overall strength-of-schedule rankings from The Athletic’s Austin Mock, which tabulates the likelihood that an average top-12 team will win each game. — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 The discussion included who is voting, whether votes are being tabulated correctly, voter suppression tactics, the risk of artificial intelligence intervening in the process, and how to ensure candidates win fairly. — Julia Avant, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 What turned out to be a razor-thin contest wasn’t called by the Associated Press until early Wednesday morning, after a delay in tabulating votes from Milwaukee. — Chantelle Lee, Time, 12 Aug. 2026 This decentralization means Americans often have to wait longer for local election workers to tabulate votes, compile results and declare winners. — Stephanie Leiser, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2026 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

Rhymes for tabulate

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Tabulata
tabulate
tabulating machine
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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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