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 - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne