Intubate means to insert a tube into an opening, organ, or structure in the body. For more details, see intubation. Compare intubate to extubate, which is to remove a tube from an opening, organ, or structure of the body. Intubate comes from the Latin word "in" meaning "in," and the Latin word "tuba" meaning "tube." Put the two words together and you get "tube in."

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