OFFICIATE


Meaning of OFFICIATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈfi-shē-ˌāt ]

verb

( -at·ed ; -at·ing )

Date: 1623

intransitive verb

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)

transitive verb

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

• of·fi·ci·a·tion -ˌfi-shē-ˈā-shən noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.