influence | ||
1. | [ noun ] a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc | |
Examples: | : "used her parents' influence to get the job" |
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Related terms: | power force dead_hand grip charm | |
2. | [ verb ] have and exert influence or effect | |
Synonyms: | work act_upon | |
Examples: | "The artist's work influenced the young painter" "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate" |
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Related terms: | affect carry dominate manipulate swing imprint militate color get_at blackmail prejudice | |
3. | [ noun ] causing something without any direct or apparent effort | |
Related terms: | causing manipulation exposure impingement enticement persuasion persuasion hypnotism cross-pollination dissuasion determine | |
4. | [ noun ] a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do | |
Examples: | "her wishes had a great influence on his thinking" |
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Related terms: | determinant temptation support morale_builder imprint pestilence imponderable | |
5. | [ verb ] shape or influence; give direction to | |
Synonyms: | determine shape regulate mold | |
Examples: | "experience often determines ability" "mold public opinion" |
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Related terms: | cause dispose reshape time decide miscreate pace predetermine carry_weight indispose pace index form determinant shape regulation | |
6. | [ noun ] the effect of one thing (or person) on another | |
Examples: | "the influence of mechanical action" |
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Related terms: | consequence purchase wind perturbation charm | |
7. | [ verb ] induce into action by using one's charm | |
Synonyms: | tempt charm | |
Examples: | "She charmed him into giving her all his money" |
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Related terms: | persuade magnetize appeal enticement | |
8. | [ noun ] one having power to influence another | |
Examples: | : "she was the most important influence in my life" "he was a bad influence on the children" |
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Related terms: | power charm | |
Similar spelling: |
influent influenza inflected inflect influential involute involucre influx inflexion inflection involution involuntary invaluable inflate inflame in_full |