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Obstetricate

Obstetricate \Ob*stet"ri*cate\ ([o^]b*st[e^]t"r[i^]*k[=a]t), v. i. [L. obstetricatus, p. p. of obstetricare, fr. obstetrix.] To perform the office of midwife. [Obs.] ``Nature does obstetricate.''
--Evelyn.

Obstetricate

Obstetricate \Ob*stet"ri*cate\, v. t. To assist as a midwife. [Obs.]
--E. Waterhouse.

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obstetricate

vb. (context obsolete English) To assist as a midwife.