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Definition of intubate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

intubate

 verb
verb
NAmE//ˈɪntuˌbeɪt//
 
[transitive, intransitive] intubate (somebody/something)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they intubate
 
he / she / it intubates
 
past simple intubated
 
-ing form intubating
 
 
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to put a tube into a hollow space in the body, for example to allow a person to breathe They managed to intubate the victim inside the wrecked car. to intubate the trachea We made the decision not to intubate.
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