uptitrate

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verb

To gradually increase a dose while observing the effects; (and usually, especially) to arrive at the optimal dose by so doing.

Opposite
downtitrate
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Meanings

verbuptitrate (third-person singular simple present uptitrates, present participle uptitrating, simple past and past participle uptitrated)

present singular third person uptitrates · participle present uptitrating · participle past uptitrated · past uptitrated

  1. medicineTo gradually increase a dose while observing the effects; (and usually, especially) to arrive at the optimal dose by so doing.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
downtitrate

Origin

From up- + titrate; compare also upregulate and downregulate.

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APA

uptitrate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uptitrate

MLA

“uptitrate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uptitrate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uptitrate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uptitrate.

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