philter

See also: filter

English

Alternative forms

philtre (UK)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Audio (US): (file)
Rhymes: -ɪltə(ɹ)
Homophone: filter

Noun

philter (plural philters)

A kind of potion, charm, or drug; especially a love potion intended to make the drinker fall in love with the giver. [from the 16th c.]

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:philter.

Translations

love potion

Bikol Central: lumay (bcl)
Bulgarian: любовен елексир m (ljuboven eleksir)
Catalan: filtre (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 戀愛漿露／恋爱浆露, 恋爱浆露 (liàn'ài jiānglù)
Finnish: lemmenjuoma
French: philtre (fr) m
Galician: filtro (gl) m
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German: Liebestrank m
Greek: φίλτρο (el) n (fíltro)
Ancient: φίλτρον n (phíltron)
Indonesian: ramuan cinta
Italian: filtro (it) m
Latin: philtrum (la) n
Russian: любовное зелье m (ljubovnoje zelʹje)
Spanish: pócima f, pócima de amor f, poción de amor f, filtro (es) m
Ukrainian: приворот-зілля (pryvorot-zillja)

Verb

philter (third-person singular simple present philters, present participle philtering, simple past and past participle philtered)

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

Anagrams

philtre