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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]