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.

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

Example sentences 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.

    Love in the Time of iPod |Taylor Antrim |April 14, 2009 |DAILY BEAST

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

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.