intubate

[ in-too-beyt, -tyoo- ]

/ ˈɪn tʊˌbeɪt, -tyʊ- /

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.

Nearby words

intrusion, intrusive, intrusive r, intrusively, intrust, intubate, intuc, intuit, intuition, intuitional, intuitionalism

Origin of intubate

First recorded in 1605–15; in-² + tubate

Related formsin·tu·ba·tion, noun

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Examples from the Web for intubate

Ian was obviously free to intubate every young lady he saw, and Cait would never harbor the flimsiest dinghy of a grievance.
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British Dictionary definitions for intubate

intubate

/ (ˈɪntjʊˌbeɪt) /

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

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.

Medicine definitions for intubate

intubate

[ ĭn′tōō-bāt′ ]

v.

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

Related formsin′tu•ba′tion n.