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Added 8 October 2026

tabulate

/ˈtæbjʊleɪt/ verb

Latin root: tabulātus Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about tabulate at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Arrange or enter in tabular form.
Shape or cut with a flat surface.

Origin

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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