English verb: officiate | |||
1. | officiate (social) act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual, such as a wedding | ||
Samples | Who officiated at your wedding?. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | perform | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | marry, splice, tie, wed | ||
2. | officiate (competition) perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function | ||
Samples | His wife officiated as his private secretary. | ||
Synonyms | function | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | serve | ||