potion

Etymology

From Middle English pocioun, borrowed from Old French pocion, from Latin pōtiō (“a drinking”), potiōnis, from pōtāre (“to drink”). Doublet of poison.

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.

verb

  1. (transitive, obsolete) To drug (someone).

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