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Potion vs Potation - What's the difference?

potion | potation |

As nouns the difference between potion and potation

is that potion is a small portion or dose of a liquid which is medicinal, poisonous, or magical while potation is (often|plural) the act of drinking.

As a verb potion

is (obsolete) to drug.

potion

English

(wikipedia potion)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A 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.

    Synonyms

    * (l)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To drug.
    • (Speed)

    Anagrams

    *

    potation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (often, plural) The act of drinking.
  • A drink, especially of an alcoholic beverage.

    • Quotations

    *1819 , , Ivanhoe , *:Perhaps his nocturnal potations , prevented him from recognising accents which were tolerably familiar to him.