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Officiate

Officiate Meaning & Definition
Officiate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Officiate?

[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?"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Officiate: function

Related Terms | Find terms related to Officiate: 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

See Also | marry | perform | serve | splice | tie | wed

Officiate In Webster's Dictionary

\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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