obstetricate

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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