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officiateto act as an official in charge of a religious service or public ceremony

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to act as an official in charge of a religious service or public ceremony

Pronunciation (IPA): /əˈfɪʃieɪt/

Korean meaning: 종교적 의식이나 공식적인 행사에서 집전하다, 주례하다

Korean pronunciation: 어**피**시에이트

Example Sentences

  • The robot priest malfunctioned while trying to officiate the wedding and kept saying 'You may now reboot the bride'
  • She will officiate her first professional basketball game next month
  • The mayor was asked to officiate at the opening ceremony of the new library

officiate

VERB

//əˈfɪʃieɪt//

to act as an official in charge of a religious service or public ceremony

officiate concept
💡 Concept

to act as an official in charge of a religious service or public ceremony

officiate rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

The officiant helps them appreciate while planners negotiate

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/əˈfɪʃieɪt/
🇬🇧 UK/əˈfɪʃieɪt/

🌳Etymology

Rootoffici
Suffix--ate

Origin

라틴어 'officium(의무, 직무)'에서 파생되어 '공식적인 의무를 수행하다'는 의미로 발전했습니다

🎵Rhyme

appreciateinitiatenegotiate
appreciate
initiate
negotiate

🔗Collocations

officiate at a wedding
officiate a game
officiate the ceremony
officiate a match
officiate over

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The robot priest malfunctioned while trying to officiate the wedding and kept saying 'You may now reboot the bride'

She will officiate her first professional basketball game next month

The mayor was asked to officiate at the opening ceremony of the new library

📚Related Words

Synonyms

presideconductoverseerefereeadminister

Antonyms

participatecompete

Related

officialceremonyrefereeumpireminister

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