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intubate

in·tu·bate

UK/ˈɪntʃʊbeɪt/ US/ˈɪntʃəbeɪt/ uncommon

verb

1.

introduce a cannule or tube into

  • “Cannulate the blood vessel in the neck”
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Origin

From in- + tube + -ate (verb-forming suffix). First appears c. 1612 in the publications of Simon Sturtevant.

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