philter

philter

See also: filter

English

Alternative forms

• philtre (British)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈfɪltə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈfɪltɚ/

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• Rhymes: -ɪltə(ɹ)
• Homophone: filter

Noun

philter (plural philters)

1. 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 (liàn'ài jiānglù) Finnish: lemmenjuoma French: philtre (fr) m Galician: filtro (gl) m German: Liebestrank m Greek: φίλτρο (el) n (fíltro) Ancient: φίλτρον n (phíltron) Indonesian: ramuan cinta Italian: filtro (it) m Latin: philtrum 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)

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.

Anagrams

• philtre