officiate

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Trying to officiate that does sound like a nightmare, though.

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Quick take

act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual, such as a wedding; "Who officiated at your wedding?"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of officiate gathered in one view.

verb

act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual, such as a wedding; "Who officiated at your wedding?"

verb

perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function; "His wife officiated as his private secretary"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for officiate.

verb

act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual, such as a wedding; "Who officiated at your wedding?"

verb

perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function; "His wife officiated as his private secretary"

Example sentences

Trying to officiate that does sound like a nightmare, though.

All of the spyware in the world won't fix this; the correct answer is to set up stadiums and officiate matches.

They are trained in various rites and may officiate weddings and funerals and tend to temples.

I wonder what office could officiate the official announcement that cell phones are killing bees.

Police officials should officiate their employees who should enforce the laws.

The government lets clergy also officiate civil marriage but it doesn't have to.

If you are not religious, you can have a Judge or a government official officiate your wadding.

The difference from other services is that we host referees server side to watch over or officiate activities.

Ethical track record aside, players and coaches don't get to officiate games; active investors don't get a free pass to be journalists in the same space.

For years, I attended church with a girlfriend, despite not believing as they do. Many were very accepting, particularly the church officiate - gf + I went out to lunch with him weekly for debates.

I believe these proposed laws are just a way to officiate this so that companies are protected and less likely to resist requests for information for fear of legal repercussion.

My org has an Engineering Guild that I am a "leader" of [in the sense that I just organize calendars and "officiate" the call, it's completely flat otherwise]-the guild itself doesn't make up the company, but rather just exists as a small little "coven" within the larger enterprise, there's about 12 of us, though we don't publish anything out publicly for other teams to emulate.