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Vinony

potion

noun

  1. magical type of liquified medicine or drug
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈpəʊ.ʃən/ / /ˈpoʊ.ʃən/ / /poːʃən/

noun

Etymology: From Middle English pocioun, borrowed from Old French pocion, from Latin pōtiō (“a drinking”), pōtiōnis, from pōtāre (“to drink”). Doublet of poison.

  1. 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.”

verb

Etymology: From Middle English pocioun, borrowed from Old French pocion, from Latin pōtiō (“a drinking”), pōtiōnis, from pōtāre (“to drink”). Doublet of poison.

  1. 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.”