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intubate

[in-too-beyt, -tyoo-]
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verb (used with object), in·tu·bat·ed, in·tu·bat·ing. Medicine/Medical.
  1. to insert a tube into (the larynx or the like).
  2. to treat by inserting a tube, as into the larynx.

Origin of intubate

First recorded in 1605–15; in-2 + tubate
Related formsin·tu·ba·tion, noun
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intubate

verb
  1. (tr) med to insert a tube or cannula into (a hollow organ); cannulate
Derived Formsintubation, noun
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v.

1610s, "to form into tubes," from in- (2) "in" + Latin tuba "tube" (see tuba) + -ate (2). Medical sense is from 1889. Related: Intubated; intubation.

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intubate in Medicine

intubate

(ĭn′tōō-bāt′)
v.
  1. To insert a tube into a hollow organ or body passage.
Related formsin′tu•ba′tion n.
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