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officiate vs marry

marry vs officiate

officiate and marry both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
officiate No No Yes No
marry No No Yes No
As verbs, marry is a hyponym of officiate; that is, marry is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than officiate:
  • officiate: act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual, such as a wedding
  • marry: perform a marriage ceremony
Other hyponyms of officiate include splice, tie, wed.
officiate (verb) marry (verb)
perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function take in marriage; married
act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual, such as a wedding perform a marriage ceremony
Difference between officiate and marry

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