intubate

[in-too-beyt, -tyoo-]

verb (used with object), in·tu·bat·ed, in·tu·bat·ing. Medicine/Medical.

to insert a tube into (the larynx or the like).

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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Ian was obviously free to intubate every young lady he saw, and Cait would never harbor the flimsiest dinghy of a grievance.
Love in the Time of iPod
Taylor Antrim
April 14, 2009

British Dictionary definitions for intubate

intubate

verb

(tr) med to insert a tube or cannula into (a hollow organ); cannulate

Derived Formsintubation, noun

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Word Origin and History for intubate

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

intubate in Medicine

intubate

[ĭn′tōō-bāt′]

v.

To insert a tube into a hollow organ or body passage.

Related formsin′tu•ba′tion n.