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 | ||