extubate

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verb

To remove a tube from a hollow organ or from an airway.

Opposite
intubate
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Meanings

verbextubate (third-person singular simple present extubates, present participle extubating, simple past and past participle extubated)

present singular third person extubates · participle present extubating · participle past extubated · past extubated

  1. medicineTo remove a tube from a hollow organ or from an airway.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
intubate

Origin

From ex- + tube + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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Translations

French extuber
  • extuberremove a tube from the body
German extubieren
  • extubierenremove a tube from the body
Italian estubare
  • estubareremove a tube from the body
Spanish extubar
  • extubarremove a tube from the body
Cite this entry
APA

extubate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extubate

MLA

“extubate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extubate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “extubate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extubate.

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