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potion

potion

212 6.6
A drink made to heal, harm, or cause magic
  • noun
  • /ˈpoʊʃən/
  • Literature
: poción
  • Are you planning to concoct a potion for someone to drink?
  • a magic potion
  • a love potion
  • herbal potion

Bjorn is not both a lying potion drinker and a cleric.

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Examples

  • Drink that potion and you'll never grow even one day older.

  • I could use a love potion on her!

  • Well, I need an energy potion to get to the beach.

  • This is the potion that will make you big again.

  • Was it some kind of magic potion or spell?

  • Baby, let's make a magic potion again.

  • Just use this potion I mixed up.

  • Here comes Matron with her magic potion.

  • The Laughing Man gulps down the potion and starts to calm down a little.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Drink that potion and you'll never grow even one day older.

Synonyms

love-potion
vspotion
  • Literature
9 8.8

A drink people believe makes someone want to be with the person who gives it to them

is broader and used for medicine, magic, or poisoning purposes
infusion
vspotion
6 4.2

A drink made by soaking herbs or tea leaves in hot water

is prepared specifically to produce medicinal, magical, or poisonous effects
elixir
vspotion
  • Specialized
4 8.3

A sweet liquid medicine that hides bad taste and is easy to swallow

is broader, and can serve as medicine, magic, or as a poison
5.8

A mix made from herbs to help health and ease sickness

is not only for medicine but also for magic or poison
witches' brew
vspotion
  • Literature
8.7

A dangerous mix of different things that causes harm or trouble

is usually a deliberately prepared drink for medicine, magic, or poison

Compounds

love-potion
  • Literature
9 8.8

A drink people believe makes someone want to be with the person who gives it to them

How Potent

poison
367 2.1
elixir
  • Literature
11 9.9
potion
  • Literature
212 6.6
tonic
22 4.9
drink
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

potion singular
potions plural

Etymology

Potion comes from the Latin word potio, meaning 'a drink', and from potare, 'to drink'. Think of the English word potable, meaning 'drinkable': a potion is therefore a prepared 'drink' often made for medicine, magic, or poison.