intubate

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Etymology

c. 1884, Back-formation from intubation.

Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈɪntjʊbeɪt/, ;, /ˈɪntʃʊbeɪt/, /ˈɪntʃəbeɪt/
• (America, yod-dropping) IPA: /ˈɪntʊbeɪt/, /ˈɪntəbeɪt/

Verb

intubate (intubates, present participle intubating; simple past and past participle intubated)

1. (transitive, medicine) To insert a tube into.

   The doctor is about to intubate the patient's trachea.

Translations

• French: intuber
• German: intubieren
• Portuguese: entubar
• Russian: интуби́ровать
• Spanish: intubar

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