intubatePronunciation: /ˈɪntjʊbeɪt/Definition of intubate verb [with object] Medicine insert a tube into (a person or a body part, especially the trachea for ventilation): it is possible to intubate in-patients undergoing oral surgery in hospitalDerivatives intubationPronunciation: /-ˈbeɪʃ(ə)n/ noun Origin: late 19th century: from in-2 'into' + Latin tuba 'tube' + -ate3intubate in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of intubate in the US English dictionary