tabulate

[ verb tab-yuh-leyt; adjective tab-yuh-lit, -leyt ]
/ verb ˈtæb yəˌleɪt; adjective ˈtæb yə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /
SEE SYNONYMS FOR tabulate ON THESAURUS.COM

verb (used with object), tab·u·lat·ed, tab·u·lat·ing.

to put or arrange in a tabular, systematic, or condensed form; formulate tabularly.

verb (used without object), tab·u·lat·ed, tab·u·lat·ing.

to operate the tab key on a typewriter; to tab.

adjective

shaped like a table or tablet; tabular.
having transverse septae, as certain corals.

Origin of tabulate

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

OTHER WORDS FROM tabulate

Words nearby tabulate

tabriz, tabu, tabula rasa, tabular, tabularize, tabulate, tabulator, tabun, tac, tacamahac, tacan

Words related to tabulate

index, alphabetize, formulate, systematize, grade, codify, register, list, chart, catalogue, enumerate, range, categorize, order, digest, arrange, tabularize, methodize

Example sentences from the Web for tabulate

British Dictionary definitions for tabulate

tabulate

verb (ˈtæbjʊˌleɪt) (tr)

Also: tabularize (ˈtæbjʊləˌraɪz) to set out, arrange, or write in tabular form
to form or cut with a flat surface

adjective (ˈtæbjʊlɪt, -ˌleɪt)

having a flat surface
(of certain corals) having transverse skeletal plates

Derived forms of tabulate

tabulable, adjective tabulation, noun

Word Origin for tabulate

C18: from Latin tabula a board