titrate
/ˈtɪtɹeɪt/verb, noun
titrate is a verb meaning “To ascertain the amount of a constituent in a solution (or other mixture) by measuring the volume of a known concentration (the "standard solution")…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled T-I-T-R-A-T-E, and it appears about once in every 14 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does titrate mean?
verb
- 1
To ascertain the amount of a constituent in a solution (or other mixture) by measuring the volume of a known concentration (the "standard solution") needed to complete a reaction.
- 2
To adjust the amount of a drug consumed until the desired effects are achieved.
A 5mg dose could not ease the pain, so he titrated to 10mg which brought him immediate relief.
- 3
To precisely control.
noun
- 1
A solution of unknown concentration which is (to be) tested by means of titration.
adjective
- 1
obsoletePrecisely measured.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce titrate?
- US /ˈtɪtɹeɪt/
- US /ˈtaɪtɹeɪt/
- Australia /ˈtɪtɹæɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-titrate.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-titrate2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of titrate
- titrates present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- titrating participle, present
- titrated participle, past
- more titrate comparative
- most titrate superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is titrate?
Titrate appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Titrate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to ascertain the concentration of a solution:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does titrate come from?
Modelled after French titrer. Equivalent to French titre (“title, quality, chemical proportion”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).