potion
English
Etymology
From Middle English pocioun, borrowed from Old French pocion, from Latin pōtiō (“a drinking”), potiōnis, from pōtāre (“to drink”). Doublet of poison.
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -əʊʃən
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Noun
potion (plural potions)
- A small portion or dose of a liquid which is medicinal, poisonous, or magical.
- He hoped to win the princess's heart by mixing the love potion the witch gave him into her drink.
Synonyms
- lib (Britain dialectal, Scotland)
Derived terms
Translations
small portion or dose of a liquid which is medicinal, poisonous, or magical
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Verb
potion (third-person singular simple present potions, present participle potioning, simple past and past participle potioned)
- (obsolete) To drug.
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Anagrams
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin pōtio, pōtiōnis. Doublet of poison, which was inherited.
Pronunciation
Noun
potion m (plural potions)
See also
Further reading
- “potion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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