Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Obsolesce

Ob′so‐lesce″ (?), v. i. [L. obsolescere. See Obsolescent.] To become obsolescent. Fitzed. Hall.

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Obsolescence

Ob′so‐les″cence (?), n. [See Obsolescent.] The state of becoming obsolete.

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Obsolescent

Ob′so‐les″cent (?), a. [L. obsolescens, -entis, p. pr. of obsolescere, to wear out gradually, to fall into disuse; ob (see Ob-) + solere to use, be wont.] Going out of use; beco...

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Obsolete

Ob″so‐lete (?), a. [L. obsoletus, p. p. of obsolescere. See Obsolescent.] 1. No longer in use; gone into disuse; disused; neglected; as, an obsolete word; an obsolete statute; —...

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Obsolete (2)

Ob″so‐lete, v. i. To become obsolete; to go out of use. Fitzed. Hall.

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Obsoletely

Ob″so‐lete‐ly, adv. In an obsolete manner.

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Obsoleteness

Ob″so‐lete‐ness, n. 1. The state of being obsolete, or no longer used; a state of desuetude.2. (Biol.) Indistinctness; want of development.

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Obsoletism

Ob″so‐let‐ism (?), n. A disused word or phrase; an archaism. Fitzed. Hall.

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Obstacle

Ob″sta‐cle (?), n. [F., fr. L. obstaculum, fr. obstare to withstand, oppose; ob (see Ob-) + stare to stand. See Stand. and cf. Oust, v.] That which stands in the way, or opposes...

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Obstancy

Ob″stan‐cy (?), n. [L. obstantia, fr. obstans, p. pr. of obstare. See Obstacle.] Opposition; impediment; obstruction. B. Jonson.

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Obstetric

{ Ob‐stet″ric (ŏb‐stĕt″rĭk), Ob‐stet″ric‐al (?), } a. [L. obstetricius, fr. obstetrix, -icis, a midwife, fr. obstare to stand before: cf. F. obstétrique. See Obstacle.] Of or pe...

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Obstetricate

Ob‐stet″ri‐cate (ŏb‐stĕt″rĭ‐kāt), v. i. [L. obstetricatus, p. p. of obstetricare, fr. obstetrix.] To perform the office of midwife. “Nature does obstetricate.” Evelyn.

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Obstetricate (2)

Ob‐stet″ri‐cate, v. t. To assist as a midwife. E. Waterhouse.

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Obstetrication

Ob‐stet″ri‐ca″tion (?), n. The act of assisting as a midwife; delivery. Bp. Hall.

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Obstetrician

Ob′ste‐tri″cian (?), n. One skilled in obstetrics; an accoucheur.

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Obstetricious

Ob′ste‐tri″cious (?), a. [See Obstetric.] Serving to assist childbirth; obstetric; hence, facilitating any bringing forth or deliverance.Yet is all human teaching but maieutical...

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Obstetrics

Ob‐stet″rics (?), n. [Cf. F. obstétrique. See Obstetric.] The science of midwifery; the art of assisting women in parturition, or in the trouble incident to childbirth.

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Obstetricy

Ob‐stet″ri‐cy (?), n. Obstetrics. Dunglison.

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Obstinacy

Ob″sti‐na‐cy (?), n. [See Obstinate.] 1. A fixedness in will, opinion, or resolution that can not be shaken at all, or only with great difficulty; firm and usually unreasonable ...

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Obstinate

Ob″sti‐nate (?), a. [L. obstinatus, p. p. of obstinare to set about a thing with firmness, to persist in; ob (see Ob-) + a word from the root of stare to stand. See Stand, and c...

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Obstination

Ob′sti‐na″tion (?), n. [L. obstinatio.] Obstinacy; stubbornness. Jer. Taylor.

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Obstipation

Ob′sti‐pa″tion (?), n. [L. obstipatio a close pressure; ob (see Ob-) + stipare to press.] 1. The act of stopping up, as a passage. Bailey.2. (Med.) Extreme constipation. Hooper.

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Obstreperous

Ob‐strep″er‐ous (?), a. [L. obstreperus, from obstrepere to make a noise at; ob (see Ob-) + strepere to make a noise.] Attended by, or making, a loud and tumultuous noise; clamo...

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Obstriction

Ob‐stric″tion (?), n. [L. obstringere, obstrictum, to bind to or about.] The state of being constrained, bound, or obliged; that which constrains or obliges; obligation; bond. M...

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Obstringe

Ob‐stringe″ (?), v. t. [See Obstriction.] To constrain; to put under obligation. Bp. Gardiner.

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Obstruct

Ob‐struct″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Obstructed; p. pr. & vb. n.Obstructing.] [L. obstructus, p. p. of obstruere to build up before or against, to obstruct; ob (see Ob-) + struere...

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Obstructer

Ob‐struct″er (?), n. One who obstructs or hinders.