potion

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  1. noun A liquid or liquid mixture, especially one that is medicinal, poisonous, or magical.

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  • And could he speak now he would say that the bitterness of the potion was a formative influence as potent as that of the gentle ministrations of Mary Wollstonecraft, who broke over his head the precious vase of her heart's love and wiped his feet with the hairs of her head. —  Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Vol. 2 of 14
  • What do you think - would you want a love potion, a love vaccine - or neither? —  mental_floss Blog
  • The answers to the anagram for this potion are: STRONG, BITTER, LAVENDER, HEATED. —  Jay is Games
  • The anagrams for the potion are: LEMONGRASS, SHRIVEL, ROSE, ROOTS, CRUSHED —  Jay is Games
  • Also talk to him to ask about the love potion, and find out César keeps the recipe. —  Gamezebo: Casual Game Reviews, Previews, Cheats, Tips, Forums, Free Games, and More
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  1. Middle English pocion, from Old French, from Latin pōtiō, pōtiōn-; see pō(i)- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English pocion, from OF pocion, potion (also poison. later English poison), French potion = Spanish pocion = Portuguese poção = Italian pozione, from Latin potio(n-), a drink; cf. potus, drunken, potare, drink: see potation. Cf. poison, a doublet of potable.
  2. from potion, v. Cf. poison, v.
 

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