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.

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Origin of intubate

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

OTHER WORDS FROM intubate

in·tu·ba·tion, noun

Words nearby intubate

intruder in the dust, intrusion, intrusive, intrusive r, intrust, intubate, intuc, intuit, intuition, intuitional, intuitionalism

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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 forms of intubate

intubation, noun

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Medical definitions for intubate

intubate

[ ĭn′tōō-bāt′ ]

v.

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

Other words from intubate

in′tu•ba′tion n.