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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual, such as a wedding;
- Example: "Who officiated at your wedding?"

2. perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function;
- Example: "His wife officiated as his private secretary"
[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. [1913 Webster]
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.] [1913 Webster] Merely to officiate light Round this opacous earth. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
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]