downtitrate
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Etymology edit
down- + titrate; compare also upregulate and downregulate.
Verb edit
downtitrate (third-person singular simple present downtitrates, present participle downtitrating, simple past and past participle downtitrated)
- (medicine) To gradually reduce a dosage while observing the effects; (and usually, especially) to arrive at the optimal dose by so doing.