officiate at ceremony
1Officiate — 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… …
2officiate — ► VERB 1) act as an official. 2) perform a religious service or ceremony. DERIVATIVES officiation noun officiator noun. ORIGIN Latin officiare perform divine service …
3officiate — [ə fish′ē āt΄] vi. officiated, officiating [< ML officiatus, pp. of officiare] 1. to perform the duties of an office; act as an officer 2. to perform the functions of a priest, minister, rabbi, etc. at a religious ceremony 3. Sports to act as… …
4ceremony — noun 1 formal public/religious event ADJECTIVE ▪ brief, short ▪ quiet, simple ▪ elaborate, glittering (BrE), lavish …
5officiate — UK [əˈfɪʃɪeɪt] / US [əˈfɪʃɪˌeɪt] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms officiate : present tense I/you/we/they officiate he/she/it officiates present participle officiating past tense officiated past participle officiated 1) to perform the… …
6officiate — of|fi|ci|ate [ ə fıʃi,eıt ] verb intransitive or transitive 1. ) to perform the official duties at a ceremony, especially a religious ceremony: officiate at: the priest who officiated at their wedding 2. ) to be in charge of a game or competition …
7officiate — v. (D; intr.) to officiate at (to officiate at a ceremony) * * * [ə fɪʃɪeɪt] (D;intr.) to officiateat (to officiateat a ceremony) …
8officiate — verb ( ated; ating) Date: 1623 intransitive verb 1. to perform a ceremony, function, or duty < officiate at a wedding > 2. to act in an official capacity ; act as an official (as at a sports contest) transitive verb 1. to carry out (an official… …
9officiate — verb Officiate is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑priest Officiate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ceremony …
10officiate at — phr verb Officiate at is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑priest Officiate at is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ceremony, ↑wedding …
