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

Showgirls‘ full final first-week consumption figure (equivalent album units, which includes pure sales, streams and track sales) and pure album sales figure are both still being tabulated by Luminate. —Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2025

One hundred years ago, IBM got its start in Spain setting up tabulating machines for the country’s national telephone and telegraph company—peak technology at the time that was key in connecting people and enterprises. —Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025

So far, mathematicians have managed to tabulate all prime knots of up to crossing number 20. —Emma R. Hasson, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2025

The report tabulates the lifetime costs of each goal, tapping data from federal agencies, think tanks and industry groups. —USA Today, 21 Sep. 2025

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
• adsorbate
• aggravate
• agitate
• alginate
• alienate
• allocate
• amputate

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