Associations to the word «Officiate»

Wiktionary

OFFICIATE, verb. (intransitive) (transitive) To perform the functions of some office.
OFFICIATE, verb. (intransitive) (transitive) (sports) To serve as umpire or referee.

Dictionary definition

OFFICIATE, verb. Act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual, such as a wedding; "Who officiated at your wedding?".
OFFICIATE, verb. Perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function; "His wife officiated as his private secretary".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats