officiate
pronunciation
How to pronounce officiate in British English:
UK [əˈfɪʃieɪt]
How to pronounce officiate in American English:
US [əˈfɪʃiˌet]
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- Verb:
- act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual, such as a wedding
- perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function
Word Origin
- officiate (v.)
- 1630s, "to perform a duty," especially "to perform the duty of a priest," from Medieval Latin officiatum, from present participle of officiare "perform religious services," from Latin officium (see office). Related: Officiated; officiating.
Example
- 1. They hoped a priest would officiate , and that could only happen in a church .
- 2. It is to him , he says , that yans turn to help sort out family disputes or officiate at weddings or funerals .
- 3. Easyjet has applied to local authorities at its base at luton airport , north of london , seeking permission for pilots to officiate in the sky-high nuptials .
- 4. Mr fay , who has a silhouette of a buffalo tattooed over his heart , is flying in four elders of the oglala sioux tribe from the pine ridge reservation in south dakota to officiate at the naming .