What does "philter" mean?

A kind of potion, charm, or drug; especially a love potion intended to make the drinker fall in love with the giver.

What is a synonym for "philter"?

Common synonyms include: amulet, charm, fetish, hoodoo, love philter, love philtre.

//ˈfɪltə// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Noun

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

Verb

1
To impregnate or mix with a love potion.
"to philter a draught"
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."

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

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

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