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Entry 6 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Solute

/säl'-yo͞ot/ · So·lute · IPA /ˈsɒljuːt/
01 a. Loose; free; liberal; as, a solute interpretation.
  1. 1.
    Loose; free; liberal; as, a solute interpretation.[Obs.]
  2. 2.
    Relaxed; hence; merry; cheerful.[R.]
    “A brow solute, and ever-laughing eye.” Young.
  3. 3.
    Soluble; as, a solute salt.[Obs.]
  4. 4.
    Not adhering; loose; -- opposed to adnate; as, a solute stipule.(Bot.)
02 v. t. To dissolve; to resolve.
  1. 1.
    To dissolve; to resolve.[Obs.]
  2. 2.
    To absolve; as, to solute sin.[Obs.]