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[syn: officiate, function]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Officiate \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
ceremony or service. --Bp. Stillingfleet.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Officiate \Of*fi"ci*ate\, v. t.
To discharge, perform, or supply, as an official duty or
function. [Obs.]
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Merely to officiate light
Round this opacous earth. --Milton.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
officiate
v 1: act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious
ritual, such as a wedding; "Who officiated at your
wedding?"
2: perform duties attached to a particular office or place or
function; "His wife officiated as his private secretary"
[syn: officiate, function]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
43 Moby Thesaurus words for "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