potion

Definition

  • noun: a drink that is meant to have a special or magical effect on someone
  • noun: a mixture of liquids (as liquor or medicine)
  • synonyms: draught, dose, drug

Examples

  • The hero in the play is given a magic/love 'potion' so that he will fall in love with the princess.

  • He drank the fatal 'potion'.

  • sleeping 'potions'

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) That would be impossible, but it does cause powerful infatuation or obsession. And for that reason, it is probably the most dangerous potion in this room. Sir, you haven't told us what's in that one. Oh yes. What you see before you, ladies and gentlemen, is a curious little potion, (..)
    2009 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
  • (..) It's a truth-telling serum. And that one-- It's terribly tricky to make. This is Amortentia. The most powerful love potion in the world. It's rumored to smell differently to each person according to what attracts them. For example, I smell... (..)
    2009 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince