potion
/ˈpəʊ.ʃən/US/ˈpoʊ.ʃən/
potion noun: a small portion or dose of a liquid which is medicinal, poisonous, or magical.
Noun
potion (plural potions)
- 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.
- Everything changed when I found this potion that gives me a huge speed boost whenever I drink it.2025 February, Tyler Colp, “Reinstall: Path of Exile”, in PC Gamer (US), number 392, page 92
- Synonyms:
- lib
Verb
potion (third-person singular simple present potions, present participle potioning, simple past and past participle potioned)
- To drug (someone).
- [T]he yong L. Roger Mortimer, […] hauing corrupted his Keepers, or (as ſome others vvrite) hauing potioned them vvith a ſleepy drinke, eſcaped out of the Tovver of London, getting ouer clearely vvithout any empeachment into France.1611, Iohn Speed [i.e., John Speed], “Edward the Second, […]”, in The History of Great Britaine under the Conquests of yͤ Romans, Saxons, Danes and Normans. […], London: […] William Hall and John...
potion meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
potion in Hindi
- small portion or dose of a liquid which is medicinal, poisonous, or magical
- दवाई davāī, अर्क़ arq, काढ़ा kāṛhā
potion in Urdu
- potion, poisonous drink, poison
- رس ras
potion in Bengali
- ঔষধ, মাদক পানীয়
potion in Malayalam
- ഒരു പ്രാവശ്യം കുടിക്കാനുള്ള ഔഷധം, കഷായമാത്ര, ദ്രാവകൗഷധമാത്ര
More languagesFewer languages
- potion in Kannada
- ಗುಟುಕು, ಕುಡಿಗೆ
- potion in Tagalog
- gayuma
- potion in Arabic
- جُرْعَة jurʕa
- potion in Malay
- posyen
- potion in Vietnamese
- nước bùa, thần dược, thuốc nước
Examples of potion in a sentence
- Once you have obtained the elven bow, return to the troll bridge and trade it for the sleeping potion.
- The indubitable effect of the potion convinced many nonbelievers.
- The potion made him into a toad.
Synonyms of potion
Forms of potion
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | potions |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | potions |
| present participle | potioning |
| past participle | potioned |
| past | potioned |
Origin of potion
From Middle English pocioun, borrowed from Old French pocion, from Latin pōtiō (“a drinking”), pōtiōnis, from pōtāre (“to drink”). Displaced native Old English drenċ whence Modern English drench. Doublet of poison.
Words formed from potion
Words that rhyme with potion
Questions about potion
- What does potion mean?
- Potion means a small portion or dose of a liquid which is medicinal, poisonous, or magical.
- What is potion in Hindi?
- Potion in Hindi is दवाई (davāī), अर्क़ (arq), काढ़ा (kāṛhā). See Potion meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is potion?
- Potion can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce potion?
- Potion is pronounced /ˈpəʊ.ʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of potion?
- The plural of potion is potions.
Words near potion in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: potion (page history and authors); رس (Urdu) (page history and authors); potion (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); potion (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); potion (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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