titrate

1. (analytical chemistry) 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.Examples: "He was obsessed with making LSD even purer than Sandoz, producing it first in powder form in gelatin capsules as well as light-blue liquid (“Mother's Milk”) that was easily recognizable when titrated onto sugar cubes."

2. (medicine, intransitive) To adjust the amount of a drug consumed until the desired effects are achieved.Examples: "A 5mg dose could not ease the pain, so he titrated to 10mg which brought him immediate relief."

3. (figuratively) To precisely control.Examples: "In crisis debriefing, because it is done in group sessions, you can’t titrate the amount of exposure to the individual, so some may get more upset."; ""All mammals engage in dangerous play," Gray told me. "Dangerous play is how kids learn how to titrate fear.""; "The error lies in thinking that one can titrate the application of violence to achieve exquisitely precise results. To the extent that the West continues to attempt to do so, it will merely ensure more mass graves like those of Bucha and Izyum, and more soldiers lying limbless or in the burn wards of Ukrainian military hospitals."Synonyms: calibrate, fine-tune, gauge