Definition of "intubate" [intubate]

• To insert a tube into (a hollow organ or body passage). (verb-transitive)

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• "And they also would have moved the bed away from the wall, so that somebody could get back there to intubate the patient and/or bag him."
• "They had IVs running in one arm and were about to intubate him when he grunted and pointed."
• "When the doctors on ER decide to, say, intubate — long-time viewers know they intubate a lot — they've got to carefully weigh the risk of damage to the patient's throat or if loss of speech will result in the patient not revealing a serious drug allergy."