How to pronounce“officiates”in English

He sees that the morale of his men is sagging and so to rally them together he officiates at a sacrifice.

Jack, who has long been accustomed to the long bow, and who to spin tough yarns on a ship's fauxil, invariably officiates, as showman of the island on

snatches it up to his ear again, and after listening attentively, once more officiates as the organ of communication, a multitude of questions

He was supposed to wait for Samuel to arrive and do it, but he sees that it needs to happen now, and so he officiates