potion

potion

elixir, brew, concoction; a drink, esp. one having magical powers: a love potion
Not to be confused with:portion – a part of a whole; section: A portion of the building was under construction.; segment; ration; allotment

po·tion

P0482200 (pō′shən)n. A liquid or liquid mixture, especially one that is medicinal, poisonous, or magical.

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[Middle English pocion, from Old French, from Latin pōtiō, pōtiōn-; see pō(i)- in Indo-European roots.]

potion

(ˈpəʊʃən) n1. a drink, esp of medicine, poison, or some supposedly magic beverage2. a rare word for beverage[C13: via Old French from Latin pōtiō a drink, especially a poisonous one, from pōtāre to drink]

po•tion

(ˈpoʊ ʃən)

n. a drink or draft, esp. one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers. [1300–50; Middle English pocio(u)n (< Anglo-French) < Latin pōtiō drinking, drink, potion =pō-, base of pōtāre to drink, pōculum cup + -tiō -tion]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

potion - a medicinal or magical or poisonous beveragebeverage, drinkable, potable, drink - any liquid suitable for drinking; "may I take your beverage order?"elixir - a substance believed to cure all illslove-philter, love-philtre, love-potion, philter, philtre - a drink credited with magical power; can make the one who takes it love the one who gave it

potion

noun concoction, mixture, brew, tonic, cup, dose, draught, elixir, philtre Socrates killed himself by drinking a potion containing hemlock seeds.

Translations

一剂液体药或毒物的一服

potion

(ˈpəuʃən) noun a drink containing eg medicine or poison, or having a magic effect. a love-potion. (液體藥或毒物的)一服，一劑 （液体药或毒物的）一服，一剂