elixir
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8.3
- noun
- /ɪˈlɪksɪr/
- Specialized
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elixir
- Like the other alchemists at the time, he had concluded that alcohol was the true elixir of life.
- tasting elixir
- mix the elixir
- elixir contains
Examples
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In an attempt to strengthen her, her mother doses her with her own elixir, anisette.
Academic text (1992) -
But someone had to stay behind and administer the elixir.
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What elixir have you been drinking?
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Let's see what this elixir looks like.
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You gotta try some of this elixir.
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Bring your elixir here.
Fiction book (1998) -
Rouse him every four hours and make him drink a dilute solution of this elixir.
Fiction book (1993) -
The doctor prescribed an elixir to help mask the bitter taste of the medicine.
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She mixed the herbal elixir with water to make it more palatable.
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He enjoyed the sweet elixir after his meal as a pleasant way to soothe his stomach.
Synonyms
212
6.6
A drink made to heal, harm, or cause magic
203
1.0
Thick sweet liquid used to make food or drink taste better
A short form on prescriptions showing the medicine is a syrup
Compounds
How Sweet
Surface Forms
Etymology
Elixir comes from the Arabic al-iksir, which long ago named special medicines, and over time pharmacists made sweet liquid forms to help people swallow strong drugs, much like a syrup. So elixir now also means a sweet-flavored liquid used to carry medicine and hide bad tastes.