officiate

officiate
    v 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"
       [syn: {officiate}, {function}]
    

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 service. --Bp. Stillingfleet.
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Officiate \Of*fi"ci*ate\, v. t.
   To discharge, perform, or supply, as an official duty or
   function. [Obs.]
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         Merely to officiate light
         Round this opacous earth.                --Milton.
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43 Moby Thesaurus words for "officiate":
      act, act as, adjudicate, administer, administer the Eucharist,
      administrate, anoint, arbitrate, chair, chairman, chrism, conduct,
      confirm, direct, do duty, function, head up, hear, hold court,
      hold the scales, impose, judge, lay hands on, lead, manage,
      mediate, minister, moderate, occupy the chair, oversee,
      perform a rite, perform as, perform service, preside, preside over,
      referee, run, serve, sit in judgment, superintend, supervise, try,
      umpire