potion/ˈpəʊ.ʃən/EtymologyFrom Middle English pocioun, borrowed from Old French pocion, from Latin pōtiō (“a drinking”), pōtiōnis, from pōtāre (“to drink”). Doublet of poison.potion means A small portion or dose of a liquid which is medicinal, poisonous, or magical. Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 69 out of 100.nounA 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.”verbTo 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.”