potation
/pəˈteɪ.ʃən/
potation noun: the act of drinking.
Noun
potation (countable and uncountable, plural potations)
- The act of drinking.
- […] perhaps his nocturnal potations, prevented him from recognizing accents which were tolerably familiar to him—[…]1819 December 20 (indicated as 1820), Walter Scott, chapter VI, in Ivanhoe; a Romance. […], volume II, Edinburgh: […] Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co. […], →OCLC, page 90
- […] a quiet evening at home, alone with a friend and a pipe or two, and a humble potation of British spirits, […]1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, “The Knights of the Temple”, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume I, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1849, →OCLC, page 293
- A drink, especially an alcoholic beverage.
- For as this is the Liquor of modern Hiſtorians, nay, perhaps their Muſe, if we may believe the Opinion of Butler, who attributes Inſpiration to Ale, it ought likewiſe to be the Potation of their Readers; ſince every Book ought to be read with the ſame Spirit, and in the ſame Manner, as it is writ.1749, Henry Fielding, “Containing five Pages of Paper”, in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume II, London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC, book IV, page 2
- “Do Veniam,” said his Superior; and the old man seized, with a trembling hand, a beverage to which he had been long unaccustomed, drained the cup with protracted delight, as if dwelling on the flavour and perfume, and set it down with a melancholy smile and shake of the head, as if bidding adieu in...1820, [Walter Scott], chapter XV, in The Abbot. […], volume I, Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne & Co.] for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, […]; and for Archibald Constable and Company, and...
potation meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Kannada
potation in Hindi
- Potation, victuals
- आशामी āśāmī
potation in Tamil
- குடித்தல், குடிதேறல்
potation in Bengali
- পান করার কাজ, পানীয়
potation in Kannada
- ಕುಡಿತ, ಕುಡಿಯುವಿಕೆ, ಕುಡಿಗೆ
Examples of potation in a sentence
- Slim, blond, and good-looking in his youth, he became somewhat bloated in middle age, and his potations did not improve his appearance.1993, Robert Norman William Blake, Baron Blake, “CHURCHILL, Randolph Frederick Edward Spencer-”, in C[hristine] S[tephanie] Nichols...
- The other potation was a juice made from grapes, pears and banana, drunk with pleasure at that greatest of rarities: a restaurant featuring healthy grub that actually tastes good.1997 January 12, Richard Ehrlich, “Drink: Richard Ehrlich’s beverage report”, in The Independent, London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN...
- I sipped my potation in one section of the bar, only to be told that it was reserved for a corporate party.2017 July 18, Reif Larsen, “The Tate Modern and the Battle for London’s Soul”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times...
- Since the complex was refurbished, tourism has increased ninefold, drawing people to its pools and potations while also creating an ancillary industry of high-end hotels and candle shops.2021 July 1, Jesse Green, “Review: In ‘Enemy of the People,’ Water and Democracy Are Poisoned”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The...
Forms of potation
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Origin of potation
From Middle English potacion, from Old French potacion, from Latin pōtātiō.
Words formed from potation
Questions about potation
- What does potation mean?
- Potation means the act of drinking.
- What is potation in Hindi?
- Potation in Hindi is आशामी (āśāmī). See Potation meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use potation in a sentence?
- Slim, blond, and good-looking in his youth, he became somewhat bloated in middle age, and his potations did not improve his appearance.
- What part of speech is potation?
- Potation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce potation?
- Potation is pronounced /pəˈteɪ.ʃən/.
- What is the plural of potation?
- The plural of potation is potations.
Words near potation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: potation (page history and authors); आशामी (Hindi) (page history and authors); potation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); potation (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); potation (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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