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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PO'TION, n. [L. potio; poto, to drink.]
A draught; usually, a liquid medicine; a dose.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a medicinal or magical or poisonous beverage

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English pocioun, from Anglo-French poisun, pocioun drink, potion, from Latin potion-, potio, from potare to drink — more at potable Date: 14th century a mixture of liquids (as liquor or medicine)

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. a dose or quantity of medicine, a drug, poison, etc. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L potio -onis f. potus having drunk

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Potion Po"tion, n. [L. potio, from potare to drink: cf. F. potion. See Poison.] A draught; a dose; usually, a draught or dose of a liquid medicine. --Shak.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Potion Po"tion, v. t. To drug. [Obs.] --Speed.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(potions) A potion is a drink that contains medicine, poison, or something that is supposed to have magic powers. N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Draught (especially of medicine), dose, drench, cup.

Moby Thesaurus

bag, bang, beverage, booster, booster dose, booster shot, brew, concoction, cup, deck, decoction, dose, draft, dram, draught, drench, drink, drop, dropping, drug packet, elixir, fix, gargle, guzzle, hit, injection, jigger, jolt, libation, mainlining, narcotic shot, nip, overdose, peg, popping, portion, potation, pull, round, round of drinks, shot, sip, skin-popping, snifter, snort, spot, suck, sup, swig, swill, tonic, wet





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