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love-potion

love-potion

9 8.8
A drink people believe makes someone want to be with the person who gives it to them
  • noun
  • /ˈlʌv ˈpoʊʃən/
  • Literature
translation icon : poción de amor
  • I think it's a love potion.
  • buy a love-potion
  • making a love-potion
  • give a love-potion

Examples

Synonyms

potion
vslove-potion
  • Literature
212 6.6

A drink made to heal, harm, or cause magic

specifies causing love for the giver rather than general medicinal or poisonous use
love-philter
vslove-potion
  • Archaic
9.9

A drink that makes a person fall in love with the giver

is believed to cause love specifically for the person who gives it
philter
vslove-potion
  • Archaic
9.9

A drink that makes someone fall in love with the giver

focuses on causing love for the giver rather than general magical effects

Surface Forms

love-potion singular
love-potions plural

Morphology

love-potion = love + potion (transparent) = love + potion

The meaning is the straightforward combination of 'love' + 'potion' (a potion intended to cause love), so learners who know both components will infer the meaning.

Etymology

The word love-potion combines love and potion, where potion first meant a special 'drink' or 'medicine'. So a love-potion is literally a 'love' drink — a drink believed to make someone fall in love with the giver.