obstetricate
obstetricate verb: to assist in the manner or as if in the manner of a midwife.
Verb
obstetricate (third-person singular simple present obstetricates, present participle obstetricating, simple past and past participle obstetricated)
- To assist in the manner or as if in the manner of a midwife.
- Some adviſe us to break the ſhells of Pines to facilitate their delivery, and I have eſſay'd it; but to my loſs; Nature does obſtetricate, and do that office of her ſelf when it is the beſt ſeaſon; [...]1664, J[ohn] E[velyn], “. Chapter XXI. Of the Fir, Pine, Pinaster, Pitch-tree, &c..”, in Sylva, or A Discourse of Forest-trees and the Propagation of Timber in His Majesties Dominions. […], London...
- Whatever its effect on the soldiers, Paul's sermon on Areopagus has not been forgotten in Mars Hill, Maine, where the town's other doctor wears a cross in his lapel and has personally been obstetricated twice1986, John McPhee, Heirs of General Practice
Forms of obstetricate
| third-person singular present | obstetricates |
|---|---|
| present participle | obstetricating |
| past participle | obstetricated |
| past | obstetricated |
Origin of obstetricate
From obstetric + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Questions about obstetricate
- What does obstetricate mean?
- Obstetricate means to assist in the manner or as if in the manner of a midwife.
- What part of speech is obstetricate?
- Obstetricate is a verb.
- What is the past tense of obstetricate?
- The past tense of obstetricate is obstetricated.
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