How do you pronounce potion?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpoʊ.ʃən/.

Where does potion come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

potion

/ˈpoʊ.ʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English

Syllables: po-tion
IPA: /ˈpoʊ.ʃən/

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Meaning

noun

A small portion or dose of a liquid which is medicinal, poisonous, or magical.

verb

To drug (someone).

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"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."
"[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."

Etymology

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.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *peh₃-, pocioun, pocion, pōtiō

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈpoʊ.ʃən/
British English: /ˈpəʊ.ʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

potions (plural) potions (present, singular) potioning (participle, present) potioned (participle, past) potioned (past)

Derived Forms

potional potioner potionmaker

Phrases

love potion magic potion passion potion

Synonyms

lib

Homonyms

portion (non-rhotic)

Rhymes With

ocean motion promotion emotion notion devotion lotion commotion locomotion demotion laotian kocian