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potion

[ poh-shuhn ]

noun

  1. a drink or draft, especially one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers:

    a love potion; a sleeping potion.

    Synonyms: , , ,



potion

/ ˈəʊʃə /

noun

  1. a drink, esp of medicine, poison, or some supposedly magic beverage
  2. a rare word for beverage
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of potion1

1300–50; Middle English pocion < Latin ōپō- (stem of ōپō ) a drinking, equivalent to ō ( us ), variant of ōātus, past participle of ōāre to drink + -ō- -ion; replacing Middle English pocioun < Anglo-French < Latin, as above
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Word History and Origins

Origin of potion1

C13: via Old French from Latin ōپō a drink, especially a poisonous one, from ōāre to drink
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After collaborating on an early workshop of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” the two joined forces to bring to life wand duels, transfiguration potions and the Mind Flayer.

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Scripture and natal charts existed in tandem, along with palm-reading diagrams, recipes for potions and instructions for alchemical reactions.

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“I don’t think there’s a magic potion or something. We’re all trying to do the same thing — win a World Series — and each game is one stepping stone toward that.”

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“Death Becomes Her,” a musical comedy based on the zany 1992 film about two warring women who turn to a magical potion in their quests for eternal youth, will transfer to Broadway this fall.

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“We are fugitives. Or you could give us an invisibility potion like Chloe took after that embarrassing incident with the ghoul at the school dance. Did that really happen, Ms. DuForte?”

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