officiate
verb (used without object)
to perform the office of a member of the clergy, as at a divine service.
officiated
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past participleof officiate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof officiate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
officiateverb (used without object)to perform the office of a member of the clergy, as at a divine service.
Example Sentences
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Sir Ian McKellen officiated at the ceremony, which had to be restaged at a Los Angeles restaurant when someone discovered that his legal power to do so did not extend to the Silver State.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
A spokesperson for the couple did later confirm reports that the ceremony was officiated by Adam Sandler, while also sharing details about the couple’s wedding day looks.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026
Leading the investigation was Wachtell Lipton partner David B. Andersk, a renowned lawyer first retained by the NBA in 2007 when the FBI investigated referee Tim Donaghy for allegedly betting on games he officiated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Garland officiated at the Nantucket, Mass., wedding, joking at one point that when he told Wilkinson to improve her relations with the press, this wasn’t what he meant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
We had to walk two miles to Brocklebridge Church, where our patron officiated.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
