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Philter

//ˈfɪltə// noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    A kind of potion, charm, or drug; especially a love potion intended to make the drinker fall in love with the giver.
  2. 2
    a drink credited with magical power; can make the one who takes it love the one who gave it wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To impregnate or mix with a love potion.

    "to philter a draught"

  2. 2
    To charm to love; to excite to love or sexual desire by a potion.

    "Government of the Tongue Let not those that have repudiated the more inviting sins, shew themselves philtred and bewitched."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle French philtre, from Ancient Greek φίλτρον (phíltron), from φιλέω (philéō, “I love”). Doublet of philtrum.

Etymology 2

From Middle French philtre, from Ancient Greek φίλτρον (phíltron), from φιλέω (philéō, “I love”). Doublet of philtrum.

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