obstetricate

Ob*stet"ri*cate, v. i. Etym: [L. obstetricatus, p.p. of obstetricare, fr. obstetrix.] Defn: To perform the office of midwife. [Obs.] "Nature does obstetricate." Evelyn. Ob*stet"ri*cate, v. t. Defn: To assist as a midwife. [Obs.] E. Waterhouse.

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