officiate
verb
of·fi·ci·ate
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officiated;
officiating
Definition of officiate
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)
1
: to carry out (an official duty or function)
2
: to serve as a leader or celebrant of (a ceremony)
3
: to administer the rules of (a game or sport) especially as a referee or umpire
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Other Words from officiate
officiation
\ ə-ˌfi-shē-ˈā-shən
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noun
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noun
Examples of officiate in a Sentence
The bishop officiated the memorial Mass.
Two referees officiated the hockey game.
Recent Examples on the Web
All sports at every level suffer from severe ref-itis, but none so much as baseball, which, by its slow-moving makeup, should be the easiest to officiate. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column: Robo umps aren’t the answer for incompetence in umpiring," 17 Aug. 2019 The Frenchwoman became the first female referee to officiate a major men's European match, as Liverpool defeated Chelsea 5-4 on penalties after an entertaining clash had ended 2-2 after extra time. — Matias Grez, CNN, "Jurgen Klopp leads praise for history-making referee Stephanie Frappart," 15 Aug. 2019 Smoot has officiated at 11 FHSAA state championships and also is also a referee for USA Wrestling. — Brant Parsons, orlandosentinel.com, "Six National Wrestling Hall of Fame Florida Chapter inductees to be honored this weekend," 13 Aug. 2019 McKeown, who is also a chaplain, offered to officiate the ceremony. — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, "Mom Carries Her Premature Baby Instead of a Bouquet in Emotional Hospital Wedding," 9 Aug. 2019 There was only one presidential candidate on stage during last night’s debates who has ever lived in a geodesic dome, led a room of hand-holding moguls in prayer at David Geffen’s 48th birthday party or officiated a wedding at Neverland Ranch. — Los Angeles Times, "Newsletter: The uniquely California rise of Marianne Williamson," 31 July 2019 President Donald Trump is coming to Wisconsin to officiate at Thursday's ceremonial groundbreaking for the massive Foxconn Technology Group project in Racine County — and to put his personal stamp on his vision of an American manufacturing revival. — James B. Nelson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Donald Trump heads to Wisconsin to celebrate Foxconn amid his attacks on Harley-Davidson," 26 June 2018 The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s son, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor was christened in the Private Chapel at Windsor Castle at an intimate service officiated by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby. — Katherine J. Igoe, Marie Claire, "Will Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Ever Have a Twitter Account?," 25 July 2019 Let Love Have the Last Word’ The Grammy Museum hosted a love-in last evening (July 23) officiated by the Dr. of Love—aka Common. — Gail Mitchell, Billboard, "Common Stages Love-In at the Grammy Museum," 24 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'officiate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for officiate
officiate
verb
English Language Learners Definition of officiate
formal
: to perform the official duties of a ceremony
sports
: to be a referee, umpire, or judge at a game, tournament, etc.
See the full definition for officiate in the English Language Learners Dictionary
officiate
verb
of·fi·ci·ate
| \ ə-ˈfi-shē-ˌāt
\
\
officiated;
officiating
Kids Definition of officiate
1
: to perform a ceremony or duty
A bishop officiated at the wedding.
2
: to act as an officer : preside
She officiated at the annual meeting.