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phil·ter
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tər
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noun, verb,
-tered,
-ter·ing.
noun
1.
a potion, charm, or drug supposed to cause the person taking it to fall in
love
, usually with some specific person.
2.
a magic potion for any purpose.
verb (used with object)
3.
to enchant or bewitch with a philter.
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to spend time idly; loaf.
to bark; yelp.
to swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax.
to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
chat, to converse
to bark; yelp.
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Origin:
1580–90;
<
French
philtre
<
Latin
philtrum;
see
philtrum
Related forms
phil·ter·er,
noun
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philtre
or
(
US
)
philter
(ˈfɪltə)
—
n
a drink supposed to arouse love, desire, etc
[C16: from Latin
philtrum,
from Greek
philtron
love potion, from
philos
loving]
philter
or
(
US
)
philter
—
n
[C16: from Latin
philtrum,
from Greek
philtron
love potion, from
philos
loving]
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