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potion

potion

212 6.6
A drink made to heal, harm, or cause magic
  • noun
  • /ˈpoʊʃən/
  • Literature
translation icon : 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.