Dictionary.com
definitions
  • synonyms

potation

[poh-tey-shuh n]
See more synonyms for potation on Thesaurus.com
noun
  1. the act of drinking.
  2. a drink or draft, especially of an alcoholic beverage.
Show More

Origin of potation

1400–50; late Middle English potacion < Latin pōtātiōn- (stem of pōtātiō) a drinking, equivalent to pōtāt(us) (past participle of pōtāre to drink) + -iōn- -ion
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018

Examples from the Web for potation

Historical Examples

  • Mrs. S. had a pimpled face, which I believe arose from potation of ale.

    Zoonomia, Vol. II

    Erasmus Darwin

  • But I suspect the water forms the best part of the potation.

    Fred Markham in Russia

    W. H. G. Kingston

  • "Try a glass of brandy," said Cutts, and he administered the potation.

  • Make the potation stronger with brandy as the night wears on.

    The Strong Arm

    Robert Barr

  • "The influenza is stronger," replied Mrs. Portheris oracularly, and finished her second potation.

    A Voyage of Consolation

    Sara Jeannette Duncan

British Dictionary definitions for potation

potation

noun
  1. the act of drinking
  2. a drink or draught, esp of alcoholic drink
Show More

Word Origin

C15: from Latin pōtātiō a drinking, from pōtāre to drink
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for potation

n.

early 15c., from Old French potacion, from Latin potationem (nom. potatio) "a drinking; poisonous drink, potion," noun of action from past participle stem of potare "to drink" (see potion).

Show More
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper