potion

nounverbcommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈpəʊ.ʃən//
United States//ˈpoʊ.ʃən//
//poːʃən//

A small portion or dose of a liquid which is medicinal, poisonous, or magical.

noun

1
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.
Everything changed when I found this potion that gives me a huge speed boost whenever I drink it.

Etymology

From Middle English pocioun, borrowed from Old French pocion, from Latin pōtiō (“a drinking”), pōtiōnis, from pōtāre (“to drink”). Displaced native Old English drenċ whence Modern English drench. Doublet of poison.

verb

1
obsoleteTo drug (someone).
[T]he yong L. Roger Mortimer, […] hauing corrupted his Keepers, or (as ſome others vvrite) hauing potioned them vvith a ſleepy drinke, eſcaped out of the Tovver of London, getting ouer clearely vvithout any empeachment into France.

Forms

plural: potions
past tense: potioned
past participle: potioned
present participle: potioning
third person singular: potions

potent · Powerful; possessing power; effective.potential · A currently unrealized ability (with the most common…potentially · In a manner showing much potential; with the possibility of…

potion · A small portion or dose of a liquid which is medicinal, poisonous, or magical.

pots · A large quantity.potter · One who makes pots and other ceramic wares.Potter · A person from Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK

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