officiate
/əˈfɪ.ʃi.eɪt/
officiate verb: to perform the functions of some office.
Verb
officiate (third-person singular simple present officiates, present participle officiating, simple past and past participle officiated)
Noun
officiate (plural officiates)
officiate meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
officiate in Tamil
- அலுவல் முறைக்கடனாற்று, பணிசெய், பொறுப்பேற்று நடத்து
officiate in Urdu
- قائم مقامی کرنا
officiate in Bengali
- পুরোহিতের কাজ করা, অনুষ্ঠান পরিচালনা করা
officiate in Malayalam
- പകരം ജോലി ചെയ്യുക, തത്കാലത്തേക്ക് ഉദ്യോഗം നോക്കുക, ഉദ്യോഗം നടത്തുക
More languagesFewer languages
- officiate in Kannada
- ಬದಲಿಯಾಗಿ ಕಾರ್ಯವನ್ನು ನಿರ್ವಹಿಸು, ಅಳವು ನಡೆಸು, ಬದಲಿಯಾಗಿ ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಿಸು, ಸ್ಥಾನಾಪನ್ನನಾಗು
Examples of officiate in a sentence
- The Rev Charles Mitchell-Innes, Conduct of Eton College, officiated, assisted by Mr Ralph Allwood, Precentor.
- Terumi Culmer, a Universal Life minister, officiated.
- A County Fermanagh woman has officiated at the formal registration of the birth of Princess Charlotte at Kensington Palace.
Forms of officiate
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | officiates |
| present participle | officiating |
| past participle | officiated |
| past | officiated |
| Noun | |
| plural | officiates |
Origin of officiate
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).
Words formed from officiate
Questions about officiate
- What does officiate mean?
- Officiate means to perform the functions of some office.
- What is officiate in Tamil?
- Officiate in Tamil is அலுவல் முறைக்கடனாற்று, பணிசெய், பொறுப்பேற்று நடத்து. See Officiate meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is officiate?
- Officiate can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce officiate?
- Officiate is pronounced /əˈfɪ.ʃi.eɪt/.
- What is the past tense of officiate?
- The past tense of officiate is officiated.
Words near officiate in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: officiate (page history and authors); officiate (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); officiate (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); officiate (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); officiate (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); officiate (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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