tabulate

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Etymology 1

From table + -ate; compare Late Latin tabulātus, perfect passive participle of tabulō + -ātus (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos.

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈtæbjʊleɪt/
• (America) IPA: /ˈtæbjuːˌleɪt/, /-jə-/

Verb

tabulate (tabulates, present participle tabulating; simple past and past participle tabulated)

1. (transitive) To arrange in tabular form; to arrange into a table.
2. (transitive) To set out as a list; to enumerate, to list.

   Synonyms: recite, Thesaurus:tick off

3. (transitive, Scotland, obsolete) To enter into an official register or roll.

   Synonyms: enroll, Thesaurus:enlist

4. (transitive) To shape with a flat surface.

Noun

tabulate (plural tabulates)

1. (pharmacy, obsolete) A pill, a tablet.

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈtæbjʊlət/
• (America) IPA: /ˈtæbjuːlət/, /-jə-/

Adjective

tabulate (not comparable)

1. (paleontology) Describing a member of an extinct order of corals, the Tabulata: having tabulae (well-developed horizontal internal partitions within each cell).

Noun

tabulate (plural tabulates)

1. (paleontology) A member of the order Tabulata.

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