NYT Dictionary
TABULATE
/ˈtæbjuːˌleɪt/VerbNounAdjectiveTA-bul-ateta-bul-ate · 3 syllablesGrade 8
Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2023
Meaning
To arrange in tabular form; to arrange into a table.
Etymology
Origin: Latin
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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