extubate

English

Etymology

ex- +‎ tube +‎ -ate

Verb

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

1. (surgery) To remove a tube from a hollow organ or from an airway.

Antonyms

• intubate

Related terms

• extubation

Translations

remove a tube from the body

• French: extuber (fr)
• German: extubieren (de)
• Italian: estubare
• Spanish: extubar

Spanish

Verb

extubate

1. second-person singular voseo imperative of extubar combined with te