intubate
verb /ˈɪntjubeɪt/
/ˈɪntubeɪt/
[transitive, intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they intubate | /ˈɪntjubeɪt/ /ˈɪntubeɪt/ |
| he / she / it intubates | /ˈɪntjubeɪts/ /ˈɪntubeɪts/ |
| past simple intubated | /ˈɪntjubeɪtɪd/ /ˈɪntubeɪtɪd/ |
| past participle intubated | /ˈɪntjubeɪtɪd/ /ˈɪntubeɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form intubating | /ˈɪntjubeɪtɪŋ/ /ˈɪntubeɪtɪŋ/ |
- intubate (somebody/something) 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.