intubate

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈɪntjʊbeɪt/ or /ˈɪntəbeɪt/

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Verb

Plain form intubate

Third-person singular intubates

Past tense intubated

Past participle intubated

Present participle intubating

1. (transitive) (medicine) If you intubate a patient, you insert a tube into them.