tabulate
Use Tabulate in a sentence
yəˌleɪt; verb (used with object)
1.
to put or arrange in a tabular, systematic, or condensed form; formulate tabularly.
verb (used without object)
2.
Origin:
1590–1600; (adj.) < Late Latin tabulātus, past participle of tabulāre to fit with planks, floor; see table, -ate1; (v.) < Latin tabul(a), for table + -ate1
1590–1600; (adj.) < Late Latin tabulātus, past participle of tabulāre to fit with planks, floor; see table, -ate1; (v.) < Latin tabul(a), for table + -ate1
Related forms
tab·u·la·ble, adjective
tab·u·la·tion, noun
non·tab·u·lat·ed, adjective
pre·tab·u·late, verb (used with object), pre·tab·u·lat·ed, pre·tab·u·lat·ing.
pre·tab·u·la·tion, noun
re·tab·u·late, verb (used with object), re·tab·u·lat·ed, re·tab·u·lat·ing.
un·tab·u·la·ble, adjective
un·tab·u·lat·ed, adjective
Synonyms
1. order, rank, sort, group, classify.
1. order, rank, sort, group, classify.
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| tabulate | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | Also: tabularize to set out, arrange, or write in tabular form |
| 2. | to form or cut with a flat surface |
| —adj | |
| 3. | having a flat surface |
| 4. | (of certain corals) having transverse skeletal plates |
| [C18: from Latin tabula a board] | |
| 'tabulable | |
| —adj | |
| tabu'lation | |
| —n | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
tabulate
1734, "to put into form of a table," from L. tabula (see table). Tabulation is from 1837.
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Example sentences
For the rest of the week, in their famously undisclosed location, the accountants will tabulate and retabulate.
Hotel guests aren't an accurate way to tabulate, since many tourists stay with family or friends.
Meanwhile the electronics could tabulate votes quickly, as our impatient society demands.
More complex solicitations may take more time to tabulate.
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