obstetricate

English

Etymology

obstetric +‎ -ate

Verb

obstetricate (third-person singular simple present obstetricates, present participle obstetricating, simple past and past participle obstetricated)

  1. (obsolete) To assist in the manner or as if in the manner of a midwife.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of E. Waterhouse to this entry?)
    • Evelyn
      Nature does obstetricate.

Latin

Verb

obstētrīcāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of obstētrīcō
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