obstetricatev.

Brit.

/əbˈstɛtrɪkeɪt/,

/ɒbˈstɛtrɪkeɪt/, U.S.

/əbˈstɛtrɪˌkeɪt/,

/ɑbˈstɛtrɪˌkeɪt/

Forms: 1600s obstetricat, 1600s– obstetricate.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin obstetricat-, obstetricare.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin obstetricat-, past participial stem (compare -ate suffix³) of obstetricare to act as a midwife (Vulgate), to aid (a woman) in childbirth (Vetus Latina), to bring to birth (4th cent.) < classical Latin obstetrīc- , obstetrīx obstetrix n.

Now rare or disused.

1. intransitive. To act as a midwife; to assist at a birth. Chiefly figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > source or principle of life > birth > confinement > be confined [verb (intransitive)] > give birth > aid in childbirth

obstetricate1623

accouche1867

1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Obstetricate, to play the Midwife.

1652 W. Sancroft Mod. Policies sig. B8 'Tis pitty that such a Sacred thing should be..made to obstetricate to rebellious, irregular designs.

1655 R. H. in S. Hartlib Legacy (ed. 3) 237 Though you were not the parent of this husbandry, yet you were the hand that did obstetricate and give it birth which else had been strangled in a private hand.

1664 J. Evelyn Sylva 53 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.

1774 C. Anstey Priest Dissected 23 They..Would fain the midwife's kind assistance use To speed the produce of thy struggling muse, Obstetricate as Vulcan did for Jove, When in his head the infant Pallas strove.

1809 Edinb. Rev. 13 458 Russia..will probably..obstetricate at the birth of those affiliated kingdoms that are to be extracted from the bowels of the Austrian monarchy.

1943 H. L. Mencken in T. A. Kirby & H. B. Woolf Philologica 319 The medical men..have invented many new verbs..e.g., to blood-count, to hemorrhage, to intern, to cystoscope, to wassermann and to obstetricate.

†2. transitive. In extended use and figurative: to bring to birth; to help the delivery or coming to fruition of. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > source or principle of life > birth > confinement > confine or deliver [verb (transitive)] > give birth > aid in childbirth

unbindc1325

midwife1638

obstetricate1662

deliver1676

accouche1858

granny1880

born1888

1662 W. Gurnall Christian in Armour: 3rd Pt. 458 Prayer hath had the name of old for its excellent usefulness to obstetricate mercies.

1671 R. McWard True Non-conformist 261 He..neither needeth a Set-form, to obstetricat his expression, nor therein confineth himself to it.

1691 J. Dunton Voy. round World I. Introd. 31 My pregnant Brain labours with so many painful pangs to be obstetricated.

1741 R. Gale Let. 10 May in W. C. Lukis Family Mem. W. Stukeley (1882) I. 324 I rejoice much that Lord Pembroke has undertaken to obstetricate Albury into the world.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	obstetricate
释义	obstetricatev. Brit. /əbˈstɛtrɪkeɪt/, /ɒbˈstɛtrɪkeɪt/, U.S. /əbˈstɛtrɪˌkeɪt/, /ɑbˈstɛtrɪˌkeɪt/ Forms: 1600s obstetricat, 1600s– obstetricate. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin obstetricat-, obstetricare. Etymology: < post-classical Latin obstetricat-, past participial stem (compare -ate suffix³) of obstetricare to act as a midwife (Vulgate), to aid (a woman) in childbirth (Vetus Latina), to bring to birth (4th cent.) < classical Latin obstetrīc- , obstetrīx obstetrix n. Now rare or disused. 1. intransitive. To act as a midwife; to assist at a birth. Chiefly figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > birth > confinement > be confined [verb (intransitive)] > give birth > aid in childbirth obstetricate1623 accouche1867 1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Obstetricate, to play the Midwife. 1652 W. Sancroft Mod. Policies sig. B8 'Tis pitty that such a Sacred thing should be..made to obstetricate to rebellious, irregular designs. 1655 R. H. in S. Hartlib Legacy (ed. 3) 237 Though you were not the parent of this husbandry, yet you were the hand that did obstetricate and give it birth which else had been strangled in a private hand. 1664 J. Evelyn Sylva 53 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. 1774 C. Anstey Priest Dissected 23 They..Would fain the midwife's kind assistance use To speed the produce of thy struggling muse, Obstetricate as Vulcan did for Jove, When in his head the infant Pallas strove. 1809 Edinb. Rev. 13 458 Russia..will probably..obstetricate at the birth of those affiliated kingdoms that are to be extracted from the bowels of the Austrian monarchy. 1943 H. L. Mencken in T. A. Kirby & H. B. Woolf Philologica 319 The medical men..have invented many new verbs..e.g., to blood-count, to hemorrhage, to intern, to cystoscope, to wassermann and to obstetricate. †2. transitive. In extended use and figurative: to bring to birth; to help the delivery or coming to fruition of. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > birth > confinement > confine or deliver [verb (transitive)] > give birth > aid in childbirth unbindc1325 midwife1638 obstetricate1662 deliver1676 accouche1858 granny1880 born1888 1662 W. Gurnall Christian in Armour: 3rd Pt. 458 Prayer hath had the name of old for its excellent usefulness to obstetricate mercies. 1671 R. McWard True Non-conformist 261 He..neither needeth a Set-form, to obstetricat his expression, nor therein confineth himself to it. 1691 J. Dunton Voy. round World I. Introd. 31 My pregnant Brain labours with so many painful pangs to be obstetricated. 1741 R. Gale Let. 10 May in W. C. Lukis Family Mem. W. Stukeley (1882) I. 324 I rejoice much that Lord Pembroke has undertaken to obstetricate Albury into the world. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1623
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