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officiate
of·fi·ci·ate O0040000 (ə-fĭsh′ē-āt′)v. of·fi·ci·at·ed, of·fi·ci·at·ing, of·fi·ci·ates v.intr.1. To perform the duties and functions of an office or a position of authority.2. To serve as an officiant.3. Sports To serve as a referee or umpire.v.tr. Usage Problem 1. To perform from a position of authority (an official duty or function).2. To serve as an officiant at (a ceremony): officiated the wedding ceremony.3. To serve as a referee or umpire at (a game): officiated the hockey game.
[Medieval Latin officiāre, officiāt-, to conduct, from Latin officium, service, duty; see office.]
of·fi′ci·a′tion n.of·fi′ci·a′tor n.Usage Note: Officiate has long seen use as an intransitive verb, but it has recently developed transitive uses. In our 1997 survey, 91 percent of the Usage Panel approved of the intransitive use, as in the sentence The wedding was held in the garden, a minister and priest officiating. The Panel views transitive uses of the verb less favorably. In our 2009 survey, only 45 percent approved of the use of officiate in sporting contexts in the sentence He officiated National Hockey League games for 15 years. This percentage of approval, however, had risen from 38 percent in 1997. Support for officiate with a direct object in more traditional contexts, such as weddings, was somewhat lower. Only 34 percent approved of the sentence A minister officiated the wedding, which was held in a garden. Resistance in this case has not weakened since 1997.officiate (əˈfɪʃɪˌeɪt) vb (intr) 1. to hold the position, responsibility, or function of an official2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) to conduct a religious or other ceremony[C17: from Medieval Latin officiāre, from Latin officium; see office] ofˌficiˈation n ofˈficiˌator nof•fi•ci•ate (əˈfɪʃ iˌeɪt)
v.i. -at•ed, -at•ing. 1. to perform the duties or function of some office or position. 2. to perform the office of a cleric. 3. to serve as referee, umpire, etc., in a contest or game. [1625–35; < Medieval Latin officiāre to serve] of•fi`ci•a′tion, n. of•fi′ci•a`tor, n. officiate
Past participle: officiated
Gerund: officiating
| Imperative |
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| officiate | | officiate |
| Present |
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| I officiate | | you officiate | | he/she/it officiates | | we officiate | | you officiate | | they officiate |
| Preterite |
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| I officiated | | you officiated | | he/she/it officiated | | we officiated | | you officiated | | they officiated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am officiating | | you are officiating | | he/she/it is officiating | | we are officiating | | you are officiating | | they are officiating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have officiated | | you have officiated | | he/she/it has officiated | | we have officiated | | you have officiated | | they have officiated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was officiating | | you were officiating | | he/she/it was officiating | | we were officiating | | you were officiating | | they were officiating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had officiated | | you had officiated | | he/she/it had officiated | | we had officiated | | you had officiated | | they had officiated |
| Future |
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| I will officiate | | you will officiate | | he/she/it will officiate | | we will officiate | | you will officiate | | they will officiate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have officiated | | you will have officiated | | he/she/it will have officiated | | we will have officiated | | you will have officiated | | they will have officiated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be officiating | | you will be officiating | | he/she/it will be officiating | | we will be officiating | | you will be officiating | | they will be officiating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been officiating | | you have been officiating | | he/she/it has been officiating | | we have been officiating | | you have been officiating | | they have been officiating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been officiating | | you will have been officiating | | he/she/it will have been officiating | | we will have been officiating | | you will have been officiating | | they will have been officiating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been officiating | | you had been officiating | | he/she/it had been officiating | | we had been officiating | | you had been officiating | | they had been officiating |
| Conditional |
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| I would officiate | | you would officiate | | he/she/it would officiate | | we would officiate | | you would officiate | | they would officiate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have officiated | | you would have officiated | | he/she/it would have officiated | | we would have officiated | | you would have officiated | | they would have officiated |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | officiate - act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual, such as a wedding; "Who officiated at your wedding?"perform - perform a function; "Who will perform the wedding?"marry, splice, wed, tie - perform a marriage ceremony; "The minister married us on Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple got spliced on Hawaii" | | 2. | officiate - perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function; "His wife officiated as his private secretary"functionserve - do duty or hold offices; serve in a specific function; "He served as head of the department for three years"; "She served in Congress for two terms" |
officiateverb1. preside, perform, conduct, celebrate, solemnize Bishop Silvester officiated at the funeral.2. superintend, supervise, be in charge, run, control, serve, manage, direct, handle, chair, look after, overlook, oversee, preside, take charge, adjudicate, emcee (informal) He has been chosen to officiate at the cup final.officiateverbTo perform the duties of another:act, function, serve.Translationsofficially (əˈfiʃəli) adverb1. (negative unofficially) as an official. He attended the ceremony officially. 以官員身份 官方2. formally. The new library was officially opened yesterday. 正式地 正式地3. according to what is announced publicly (though not necessarily true in fact). Officially he is on holiday – actually he is working on a new book. 根據公佈 据公布officiate (əˈfiʃieit) verb to do the duty or service of an office or official position. The new clergyman officiated at the wedding. 行使公職 行使公职officious (əˈfiʃəs) adjective offering help etc in order to interfere. His mother-in-law is so officious that he does not let her visit his house. 好管閒事的 好管闲事的ofˈficiously adverb 好管閒事地 好管闲事地ofˈficiousness noun 好管閒事 好管闲事ˈoffice-bearer noun a person who holds a position of authority in a society etc. 官員 官员through the (kind) offices of with the help of. I got the job through the kind offices of a friend. 通過...的幫助 通过...的帮助
officiate
officiate (as something) at (something)To act or serve in an official presiding role of authority (such as a judge, referee, officiant, etc.) at some event. I was honored that my friend wanted me to officiate at his wedding. They asked Tom to officiate as the judge at the county fair bake-off.See also: officiateofficiate (as something) (at something)to serve as an official or moderator at some event. They asked me to officiate as a judge at the contest. Laura will officiate as parade marshal.EncyclopediaSeeOfficialMedicalSeeofficialofficiate
Synonyms for officiateverb presideSynonyms- preside
- perform
- conduct
- celebrate
- solemnize
verb superintendSynonyms- superintend
- supervise
- be in charge
- run
- control
- serve
- manage
- direct
- handle
- chair
- look after
- overlook
- oversee
- preside
- take charge
- adjudicate
- emcee
Synonyms for officiateverb to perform the duties of anotherSynonymsSynonyms for officiateverb act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual, such as a weddingRelated Wordsverb perform duties attached to a particular office or place or functionSynonymsRelated Words |