to emcee
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7.5
- verb
- /ɛmˈsi/
- Informal
:
presentar
- He has served on several panels on the business end of show business and is often asked to emcee many prestigious events.
- emcee an event
- emcee the ceremony
- emcee the show
It was essentially emceed and hosted by President Woolsey.
- It was essentially emceed and hosted by President Woolsey.
- And Renee Rapp was emceeing who I love so much and she's so funny.
- These choices were being made, but yet this was a the very beginning of a long career as emceeing these campus crusade defense.
Examples
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I have been asked to emcee the charity gala this weekend.
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Comedy writer Lizz Winstead and cartoonist David Rees emceed the event, badgering a fluctuating online audience to donate money.
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But because we had been asked to emcee Christmas conference and that was something that was still happening.
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And in order to get me, you have to let me emcee your party.
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I am emceeing a show soon.
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And I'm actually emceeing a benefit in the city pretty soon.
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The concert will be emceed by Kate Remington, musical director from WSHU Public Radio.
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Today's ceremony was emceed by FNC anchor Bill Hemmer, and the keynote speaker was the Rev. Jesse Jackson, who admitted, "I'm quite nervous."
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Can you emcee the wedding reception for my sister?
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She will emcee the talent show at the local community center.
Synonyms
To act as a host at a show and introduce performers or speakers
Surface Forms
Morphology
emcee = MC (transparent) = M + C
The form 'emcee' is a phonetic spelling of the letters M and C (MC) and its meaning directly corresponds to 'master of ceremonies'.
Etymology
Emcee comes from the spoken letters M C, short for 'master of ceremonies', so to emcee an event is to act as the master who leads the show and introduces people.