philter

US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈfɪltɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(fil′tər)

Inflections of 'philter' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
philters
v 3rd person singular
philtering
v pres p
philterd
v past
philterd
v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
phil•ter /ˈfɪltɚ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a potion, charm, or drug, esp. one supposed to cause a person to fall in love.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] ˈphil•tre. 
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
phil•ter  (fil′tər),USA pronunciation n., v., -tered, -ter•ing. 
n. 
  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.

v.t. 
  1. to enchant or bewitch with a philter.
  • Latin philtrum; see philtrum
  • French philtre
  • 1580–90
phil′ter•er, n. 

'philter' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
philtre - philtrum - potion

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