intubate
To insert a tube intoTo insert a tube into.
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» Yanni couldn't talk because he was intubated.
Янни не мог говорить, потому что его интубировали. — Selena777
Amastan · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTo insert a tube into.
The doctor is about to intubate the patient's trachea.
intubieren
интуби́роватьintubírovatʹ
introduce a cannula or tube into
Examples
3 sentencesYanni couldn't talk because he was intubated.
ruЯнни не мог говорить, потому что его интубировали. — Selena777
Have you ever been intubated because of an asthma attack?
Dr. Macchini warned the virus doesn’t only affect the elderly and that plenty of younger people “end up intubated in intensive care.”
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From in- + tube + -ate (verb-forming suffix). First appears c. 1612 in the publications ofFrom in- + tube + -ate (verb-forming suffix). First appears c. 1612 in the publications of Simon Sturtevant.
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Forms
intubates, intubating, intubated, intubatedSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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