Officiate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/əfˈɪʃɪˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/əfˈɪʃɪˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/əfˈɪʃɪˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /əfˈɪʃɪˌeɪt/.

Examples

Who officiated at your wedding?
His wife officiated as his private secretary

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

function

Parts of Speech

verb	act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual, such as a wedding “Who officiated at your wedding?”
verb	perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function “His wife officiated as his private secretary”

Word Forms

officiation	noun	the performance of a religious or ceremonial or public duty
office	noun	the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
officiant	noun	a clergyman who officiates at a religious ceremony or service
officiating	noun	the act of umpiring
function	noun	the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
functionary	noun	a worker who holds or is invested with an office

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

amtieren

in offizieller Funktion bei einer Zeremonie oder einem religiösen Ritual wie einer Hochzeit auftreten

🇫🇷French

officier

agir à titre officiel lors d'une cérémonie ou d'un rituel religieux, comme un mariage

🇪🇸Spanish

oficiar

actuar a título oficial en una ceremonia o ritual religioso, como una boda

🇮🇹Italian

officiare

agire in veste ufficiale in una cerimonia o rituale religioso, come un matrimonio

🇳🇱Dutch

functionaris

in een officiële hoedanigheid optreden tijdens een ceremonie of religieus ritueel, zoals een bruiloft

🇵🇹Portuguese

oficiar

atuar em caráter oficial em uma cerimônia ou ritual religioso, como um casamento

🇷🇺Russian

исполнять обязанности

выступать в официальном качестве на церемонии или религиозном ритуале, например на свадьбе

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कर्तव्य

किसी समारोह या धार्मिक अनुष्ठान, जैसे शादी में आधिकारिक क्षमता से कार्य करना

🇧🇩Bengali

কর্মকর্তা

একটি অনুষ্ঠান বা ধর্মীয় আচার-অনুষ্ঠানে অফিসিয়াল ক্ষমতায় কাজ করুন, যেমন একটি বিবাহ

🇮🇳Tamil

அதிகாரி

ஒரு சடங்கு அல்லது திருமணம் போன்ற மதச் சடங்குகளில் உத்தியோகபூர்வ நிலையில் செயல்படுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

కార్యనిర్వహణ

వివాహం వంటి వేడుక లేదా మతపరమైన ఆచారంలో అధికారిక హోదాలో వ్యవహరించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

अधिकारी

विवाहासारख्या समारंभात किंवा धार्मिक विधीमध्ये अधिकृत क्षमतेने कार्य करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

અધિકારી

સમારંભ અથવા ધાર્મિક વિધિમાં સત્તાવાર ક્ષમતામાં કાર્ય કરો, જેમ કે લગ્ન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಧಿಕಾರ ನಡೆಸುತ್ತಾರೆ

ವಿವಾಹದಂತಹ ಸಮಾರಂಭ ಅಥವಾ ಧಾರ್ಮಿಕ ಆಚರಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅಧಿಕೃತ ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ವರ್ತಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഓഫീസ്

കല്യാണം പോലെയുള്ള ഒരു ചടങ്ങിലോ മതപരമായ ചടങ്ങിലോ ഔദ്യോഗിക ശേഷിയിൽ പ്രവർത്തിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਧਿਕਾਰੀ

ਕਿਸੇ ਰਸਮ ਜਾਂ ਧਾਰਮਿਕ ਰੀਤੀ ਰਿਵਾਜ, ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਵਿਆਹ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਧਿਕਾਰਤ ਸਮਰੱਥਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੰਮ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

عہدہ دار

کسی تقریب یا مذہبی رسم، جیسے شادی میں سرکاری حیثیت میں کام کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

主持

在仪式或宗教仪式（例如婚礼）中以官方身份行事

🇯🇵Japanese

司式する

結婚式などの儀式や宗教的儀式において公的な立場で行動する

🇰🇷Korean

공직을 맡다

결혼식과 같은 의식이나 종교 의식에서 공식적인 자격으로 행동하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

làm lễ

hành động với tư cách chính thức trong một buổi lễ hoặc nghi lễ tôn giáo, chẳng hạn như đám cưới

🇹🇭Thai

ปฏิบัติหน้าที่

กระทำการในฐานะราชการในพิธีหรือพิธีกรรมทางศาสนา เช่น งานแต่งงาน

🇮🇩Indonesian

memimpin

bertindak dalam kapasitas resmi dalam upacara atau ritual keagamaan, seperti pernikahan

🇵🇭Filipino

mangasiwa

kumilos sa isang opisyal na kapasidad sa isang seremonya o relihiyosong ritwal, tulad ng isang kasal

🇲🇾Malay

merasmikan

bertindak dalam kapasiti rasmi dalam upacara atau upacara keagamaan, seperti perkahwinan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مسؤول

التصرف بصفة رسمية في حفل أو طقوس دينية، مثل حفل الزفاف

🇮🇷Persian

منصب

در یک مقام رسمی در یک مراسم یا مراسم مذهبی مانند عروسی عمل کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

görev yapmak

Düğün gibi bir tören veya dini ritüelde resmi sıfatla hareket etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְכַהֵן

לפעול בתפקיד רשמי בטקס או בטקס דתי, כגון חתונה

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The primary meaning of 'officiate' is 'act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual, such as a wedding'.

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Using 'officiate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'officiate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'officiate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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