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officiate

of·fi·ciate

UK/əˈfɪ.ʃi.eɪt/ US/ʌˈfɪʃiˌeɪt/ rare rare

verb

1.

act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual, such as a wedding

  • “Who officiated at your wedding?”
2.

perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function

  • “His wife officiated as his private secretary”
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Origin

Borrowed from Latin officiātus, perfect participle of Late Latin officior (“to perform a function”) and of Medieval Latin officiō (“to officiate, say mass (9th cent.); to serve a church (13th cent.); to serve (early 13th c., 14th in British sources); to discharge an office (14th c.)”), from Latin officium (“official duty, service”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). The noun is derived from Medieval Latin officiātus (“monk in charge of a monastic office, official (start of 12th c., 14th in British sources)”), substantivized from the participle, see -ate (noun-forming suffix).

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