tabulate

verb

tab·​u·​late ˈta-byə-ˌlāt 

tabulated; tabulating

transitive verb

1

: to count, record, or list systematically

2

: to put into tabular form

tabulation

ˌta-byə-ˈlā-shən 

noun

tabulator

ˈta-byə-ˌlā-tər 

noun

Examples of tabulate in a Sentence

A machine is used to tabulate the votes.

Recent Examples on the Web

That’s 10 years of farming around idle pump jacks and tabulating acres damaged by fluid leaks. — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026

Legislators passed a law two years ago that set that deadline, but then failed to find a replacement for tabulating votes. — ABC News, 23 June 2026

When county workers finished tabulating votes on election night, the gap between the two was eight percentage points. — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026

These figures were tabulated by Jeremy Portnoy at the nonprofit watchdog organization Open the Books. — Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

Latin tabula tablet

First Known Use

1734, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for tabulate

• abdicate
• abrogate
• acetate
• activate
• actuate
• aggravate
• agitate
• alginate
• alienate
• allocate
• amputate
• angulate

Kids Definition

tabulate

verb

tab·​u·​late ˈtab-yə-ˌlāt 

tabulated; tabulating

: to count and record in an orderly way

tabulate votes

tabulation

ˌtab-yə-ˈlā-shən 

noun

tabulator

ˈtab-yə-ˌlāt-ər 

noun