OFFICIATE: Dictionary Entry and Meaning
| Pronunciation: | | u'fishee`eyt
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| Matching Terms: | | officiating, officiation, Officiator
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- [v] perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function; "His wife officiated as his private secretary"
- [v] act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual, such as a wedding; "Who officiated at your wedding?"
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| | Synonyms: | | function |
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| | See Also: | | marry, perform, serve, splice, tie, wed | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Of*fi"ci*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Officiated}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Officiating}.] [LL. officiare. See {Office}.]
To act as an officer in performing a duty; to transact the
business of an office or public trust; to conduct a public
service. --Bp. Stillingfleet.
\Of*fi"ci*ate\, v. t.
To discharge, perform, or supply, as an official duty or
function. [Obs.]
Merely to officiate light Round this opacous earth.
--Milton.
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| | Related Terms: | | act, act as, adjudicate, administer, administer the Eucharist, administrate, anoint, arbitrate, chair, chairman, chrism, conduct, confirm, direct, do duty, function, head up, hear, hold court, hold the scales, impose, judge, lay hands on, lead, manage, mediate, minister, moderate, occupy the chair, oversee, perform a rite, perform as, perform service, preside, preside over, referee, run, serve, sit in judgment, superintend, supervise, try, umpire |
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