solute /ˈsɒljuːt/adjective 4verb 2noun 1forms 5 adjective4 •Free; liberal; loose.The Interpretations of the Scriptures are of two sorts: Methodical, and Solute, or at large, […] — 1605 •Able to be dissolved; soluble. •Not adhering; loose. •Relaxed; hence, cheerful, merry.So sung Philander, as his Friend went round / In the rich Ichor, in the gen'rous Blood / Of Bacchus, purple God of joyous Wit, / A Brow solute, and ever-laughing Eye. — 1742 verb2 •(no longer used) To dissolve.In the present day they hold out that the metallic calces are soluted in acids, accordingly as they possess oxygen. — 1819 •(no longer used) To solve; to expose the errors of; to explainBecause ye desire your argument to be soluted, at your own request I will take some paine: God grant it may profit! — 1560 noun1 •Any substance that is dissolved in a liquid solvent to create a solution. formssoluted · soluting · solutes · more solute · most solute