verb
tabulate
Tabulate (verb) means to set information out in rows and columns, as in a table.
verb
1
To set information out in rows and columns, as in a table.
"In addition to the evident needs mentioned above there is also a desire to standardize and tabulate results. The same desire in other fields has given rise to intelligence tests, psychological examinations, etc."
— William Hulbert Barrow, A General Athletic Ability Test (1924)
"The inevitable deduction from the figures tabulated must be that the material prosperity of the people as a whole is making good progress."
— Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Budget Speech, 1903 (1903)
2
To put something together as a list, naming each item in turn.
3
To record something on an official list or register.
4
To give something a flat surface.
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Etymology
From Late Latin tabulātus (“having a floor; floored”), perfect passive participle of tabulō (“to fit with planks”), from tabula (“board, plank”), of uncertain origin, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂- (a variant of *steh₂- (“to stand”)) + *-dʰlom (a variant of *-trom (suffix forming nouns denoting tools or instruments)). Equivalent to table + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
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What is the meaning of tabulate?
"tabulate" (verb) means to set information out in rows and columns, as in a table.
What is another word for tabulate?
Other words for "tabulate" include table, tabularise, tabularize.
What are the different meanings of tabulate?
"tabulate" has 3 main meanings: 1. To set information out in rows and columns, as in a table; 2. To put something together as a list, naming each item in turn; 3. To record something on an official list or register.
