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act, administer, carry out, command, conduct, direct, discharge a function, do duty, execute, exercise, fill an office, function, govern, guide, head, hold an office, lead, manage, minister, moderate, occupy the chair, officio fungi, oversee, perform, pilot, preside, regulate, run, serve, steer, superintend, supervise, take the chair
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administer (conduct), exercise (discharge a function), govern, handle (manage), manage, moderate (preside over), operate, oversee, preside, rule (govern)
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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Officiate — Of*fi ci*ate, v. t. To discharge, perform, or supply, as an official duty or function. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Merely to officiate light Round this opacous earth. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Officiate — Of*fi ci*ate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Officiated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Officiating}.] [LL. officiare. See {Office}.] To act as an officer in performing a duty; to transact the business of an office or public trust; to conduct a public ceremony or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
officiate at — index conduct Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
officiate — (v.) 1630s, to perform a duty, especially to perform the duty of a priest, from M.L. officiatum, pp. of officiare perform religious services, from L. officium (see OFFICE (Cf. office)). Related: Officiated; officiating … Etymology dictionary
officiate — [v] oversee, manage act, boss, chair, command, conduct, direct, do the honors*, emcee, function, govern, handle, preside, run, serve, superintend, umpire; concept 117 Ant. follow … New thesaurus
officiate — ► VERB 1) act as an official. 2) perform a religious service or ceremony. DERIVATIVES officiation noun officiator noun. ORIGIN Latin officiare perform divine service … English terms dictionary
officiate — [ə fish′ē āt΄] vi. officiated, officiating [< ML officiatus, pp. of officiare] 1. to perform the duties of an office; act as an officer 2. to perform the functions of a priest, minister, rabbi, etc. at a religious ceremony 3. Sports to act as… … English World dictionary
officiate — UK [əˈfɪʃɪeɪt] / US [əˈfɪʃɪˌeɪt] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms officiate : present tense I/you/we/they officiate he/she/it officiates present participle officiating past tense officiated past participle officiated 1) to perform the… … English dictionary
officiate — of|fi|ci|ate [ ə fıʃi,eıt ] verb intransitive or transitive 1. ) to perform the official duties at a ceremony, especially a religious ceremony: officiate at: the priest who officiated at their wedding 2. ) to be in charge of a game or competition … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
officiate — verb Officiate is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑priest Officiate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ceremony … Collocations dictionary