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to tabulate

to tabulate

14 5.5
Arrange information in a table with rows and columns
  • verb
  • /ˈtæbjʊˌleɪt/
translation icon : tabular
  • Results of individual questionnaires were tabulated and entered into the statistical package Statview 512.
  • tabulated data
  • responses tabulated
  • tabulated results

I compile and tabulate our expenses versus what we generate.

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Examples

  • The results of the questionnaires should be tabulated and reported to the class.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The judges have tabulated their scores.

  • In such a review, it may be of more use to tabulate the nature and direction of effects.

    Academic text (2013)
  • All right, let's tabulate the results and see who is the Super Bowl winner.

  • Tabulate the trades on all the markets.

  • You see these young kids that are like keeping score, tabulating all of the results.

  • The teachers recorded their responses, and we tabulated the results.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Survey responses were tabulated and organized for analysis and interpretation through the use of frequency distributions.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Data were individually tabulated and analyzed; results were cross-checked by both authors to confirm accuracy.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Let's tabulate the monthly expenses to see where we can save money.

Synonyms

to table
vsto tabulate
  • Specialized
1 3.9

To put information in rows and columns for easy reading

is used more generally for systematic lists and organized records
to tabularize
vsto tabulate
  • US
7.5

To put information in a table to make it easier to use

is broader, covering systematic lists not only grid-shaped records

How Tabulated

to tabulate
14 5.5
to tabularize
  • US
7.5

Surface Forms

tabulate infinitive
tabulated past
tabulated past participle
tabulating present participle
tabulates third person singular

Morphology

tabulate = table (semi-transparent) = tabul + ate

The transformation from 'table' to 'tabulate' involves a shift from a noun to a verb, indicating an action related to arranging data, which may not be immediately obvious.

Etymology

Tabulate comes from the Latin word tabula, meaning 'table' or 'board'. Think of the familiar word table with rows and columns of numbers, so to tabulate is to arrange information into that kind of table.