- 1[intransitive, transitive] officiate (at something) officiate something to act as an official in charge of something, especially a sports event A new referee will officiate (at) the game.
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- 2[intransitive] officiate (at something) (formal) to do the official duties at a public or religious ceremony He baptized children and officiated at weddings.
officiate
verbNAmE//əˈfɪʃiˌeɪt//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they officiate he / she / it officiates
past simple officiated
-ing form officiating
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