officiate

English

Etymology

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Circa 17th century, from Latin officiātus, perfect passive participle of officiō (“conduct or perform religious services”), from Latin officium (“official duty, service”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈfiʃ.i.eɪt/

Verb

1. (intransitive, transitive) To perform the functions of some office.

   She officiated as registrar at the wedding.

   She officiated the wedding as registrar.

2. (intransitive, transitive, sports) To serve as umpire or referee.

   This is the second time he has officiated at a cup-final.

   He's never officiated a cup-final before.

Translations

to perform the functions of some office

• Finnish: toimittaa (fi)
• Ido: oficiar (io)
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• Polish: przewodniczyć (pl), pełnić obowiązki
• Spanish: oficiar (es)

to serve as umpire or referee

• Polish: sędziować (pl)
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• Swedish: döma (sv)

Noun

officiate (plural officiates)

1. A person appointed to office

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Italian

Verb

officiate

1. second-person plural present indicative of officiare
2. second-person plural imperative of officiare
3. second-person plural present subjunctive of officiare
4. feminine plural of officiato