officiate
Plural: officiates
Verb
- act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual, such as a wedding
- "Who officiated at your wedding?"
- perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function
- "His wife officiated as his private secretary"
- To perform the functions of some office.
- To serve as umpire or referee.
Noun
- A person appointed to office
Examples
- He's never officiated a cup-final before.
- She officiated as registrar at the wedding.
- She officiated the wedding as registrar.
- This is the second time he has officiated at a cup-final.
Origin / Etymology
Circa 17th century, from Latin officiātus, perfect passive participle of officiō (“conduct or perform religious services”), from Latin officium (“official duty, service”).
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 17
officiate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordofficiate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
officiate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 18
officiate: valid Words With Friends Word