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influence
in·flu·ence I0132800 (ĭn′flo͞o-əns)n.1. A power affecting a person, thing, or course of events, especially one that operates without any direct or apparent effort: the pervasive influence that TV has on modern life; young people falling under the influence of a radical philosopher.2. Power to sway or affect based on prestige, wealth, ability, or position: used her family's influence to get the job.3. A person who exerts such power: My parents considered my friend to be a bad influence on me.4. a. A determining factor believed by some to affect individual tendencies and characteristics understood to be caused by the positions of the stars and planets at the time of one's birth.b. Factors believed to be caused by the changing positions of the stars and planets in relation to their positions at the time of one's birth.tr.v. in·flu·enced, in·flu·enc·ing, in·flu·enc·es 1. To have an influence on (something); change: a news report that influenced the outcome of the election.2. To change the behavior or thinking of (someone); sway: negative ads that are intended to influence voters.Idiom: under the influence Intoxicated, especially with alcohol.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin īnfluentia, influx, from Latin īnfluēns, īnfluent-, present participle of īnfluere, to flow in : in-, in; see in-2 + fluere, to flow; see bhleu- in Indo-European roots.]
in′flu·ence·a·ble adj.in′flu·enc·er n.influence (ˈɪnflʊəns) n1. an effect of one person or thing on another2. the power of a person or thing to have such an effect3. power or sway resulting from ability, wealth, position, etc4. a person or thing having influence5. (Astrology) astrology an ethereal fluid or occult power regarded as emanating from the stars and affecting a person's actions, future, etc6. under the influence informal drunkvb (tr) 7. to persuade or induce8. to have an effect upon (actions, events, etc); affect[C14: from Medieval Latin influentia emanation of power from the stars, from Latin influere to flow into, from fluere to flow] ˈinfluenceable adj ˈinfluencer nin•flu•ence (ˈɪn flu əns)
n., v. -enced, -enc•ing. n. 1. the capacity or power of persons or things to produce effects on others by intangible or indirect means. 2. the action or process of producing such effects. 3. a person or thing that exerts influence. 4. the power to persuade or obtain advantages resulting from one's status, wealth, position, etc. 5. Astrol. a. the supposed radiation of an ethereal fluid from the stars, regarded as affecting human actions and destinies. b. the exercise of occult power by the stars. 6. Obs. influx. v.t. 7. to exercise influence on; affect. 8. to move or impel (a person) to some action. Idioms: under the influence, Law. less than drunk but with one's nervous system impaired. [1325–75; Middle English < Medieval Latin influentia stellar emanation] in′flu•enc•er, n. syn: See authority. influence1. used as a nounYou use influence as a noun to refer to the power that someone or something has to affect people's behaviour or decisions. His wife had a lot of influence.His teachings still exert a strong influence.If you want to mention the person or thing affected, you use on. He was a bad influence on the children.We shall be looking at the influence of religion on society.Be Careful!
You do not use 'influence' to refer to a change or event that is the result of something. The word you use is effect. The incident had a great effect on Serge. He was very shocked by it.The intense heat had no effect on the spacecraft.See affect - effect2. used as a verbYou can also use influence as a verb. You say that one person or thing influences another. I didn't want him to influence me in my choice.There was little opportunity to influence foreign policy.influence
Past participle: influenced
Gerund: influencing
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| I influence | | you influence | | he/she/it influences | | we influence | | you influence | | they influence |
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| I influenced | | you influenced | | he/she/it influenced | | we influenced | | you influenced | | they influenced |
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| I am influencing | | you are influencing | | he/she/it is influencing | | we are influencing | | you are influencing | | they are influencing |
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| I have influenced | | you have influenced | | he/she/it has influenced | | we have influenced | | you have influenced | | they have influenced |
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| I was influencing | | you were influencing | | he/she/it was influencing | | we were influencing | | you were influencing | | they were influencing |
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| I had influenced | | you had influenced | | he/she/it had influenced | | we had influenced | | you had influenced | | they had influenced |
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| I will influence | | you will influence | | he/she/it will influence | | we will influence | | you will influence | | they will influence |
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| I will have influenced | | you will have influenced | | he/she/it will have influenced | | we will have influenced | | you will have influenced | | they will have influenced |
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| I will be influencing | | you will be influencing | | he/she/it will be influencing | | we will be influencing | | you will be influencing | | they will be influencing |
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| I have been influencing | | you have been influencing | | he/she/it has been influencing | | we have been influencing | | you have been influencing | | they have been influencing |
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| I will have been influencing | | you will have been influencing | | he/she/it will have been influencing | | we will have been influencing | | you will have been influencing | | they will have been influencing |
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| I had been influencing | | you had been influencing | | he/she/it had been influencing | | we had been influencing | | you had been influencing | | they had been influencing |
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| I would influence | | you would influence | | he/she/it would influence | | we would influence | | you would influence | | they would influence |
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| I would have influenced | | you would have influenced | | he/she/it would have influenced | | we would have influenced | | you would have influenced | | they would have influenced |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  influence - a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc; "used her parents' influence to get the job"power, powerfulness - possession of controlling influence; "the deterrent power of nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her"; "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade"dead hand of the past, mortmain, dead hand - the oppressive influence of past events or decisionsforce - a powerful effect or influence; "the force of his eloquence easily persuaded them"grasp, grip - an intellectual hold or understanding; "a good grip on French history"; "they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities"; "he was in the grip of a powerful emotion"; "a terrible power had her in its grasp" | | 2. | influence - causing something without any direct or apparent effortcausation, causing - the act of causing something to happencross-pollination - stimulating influence among diverse elements; "the cross-pollination of the arts"exposure - the act of subjecting someone to an influencing experience; "she denounced the exposure of children to pornography"impingement, encroachment, impact - influencing strongly; "they resented the impingement of American values on European culture"manipulation, use - exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage; "his manipulation of his friends was scandalous"hypnotism, mesmerism, suggestion - the act of inducing hypnosisenticement, temptation - the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire; "his enticements were shameless" | | 3. | influence - a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do; "her wishes had a great influence on his thinking"causal factor, determinant, determining factor, determinative, determiner - a determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life"imponderable - a factor whose effects cannot be accurately assessed; "human behavior depends on many imponderables"imprint - a distinctive influence; "English stills bears the imprint of the Norman invasion"morale builder - something or someone who influences by building or strengthening moralecanker, pestilence - a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of; "racism is a pestilence at the heart of the nation"; "according to him, I was the canker in their midst"support - something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest; "the policy found little public support"; "his faith was all the support he needed"; "the team enjoyed the support of their fans"enticement, temptation - something that seduces or has the quality to seduce | | 4. | influence - the effect of one thing (or person) on another; "the influence of mechanical action"consequence, effect, result, upshot, outcome, event, issue - a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event"perturbation - (physics) a secondary influence on a system that causes it to deviate slightlypurchase - a means of exerting influence or gaining advantage; "he could get no purchase on the situation"wind - a tendency or force that influences events; "the winds of change" | | 5. | influence - one having power to influence another; "she was the most important influence in my life"; "he was a bad influence on the children"power, force - one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority; "the mysterious presence of an evil power"; "may the force be with you"; "the forces of evil" | | Verb | 1. |  influence - have and exert influence or effect; "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate"act upon, workaffect, bear upon, impact, bear on, touch on, touch - have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?"prejudice, prepossess - influence (somebody's) opinion in advanceimprint, form - establish or impress firmly in the mind; "We imprint our ideas onto our children"militate - have force or influence; bring about an effect or change; "Politeness militated against this opinion being expressed"manipulate, pull strings, pull wires - influence or control shrewdly or deviously; "He manipulated public opinion in his favor"colour, color - modify or bias; "His political ideas color his lectures"swing over, swing - influence decisively; "This action swung many votes over to his side"blackjack, blackmail, pressure - exert pressure on someone through threatspersuade, sway, carry - win approval or support for; "Carry all before one"; "His speech did not sway the voters"get at - influence by corruptionfix - influence an event or its outcome by illegal means; "fix a race"dominate - be in control; "Her husband completely dominates her" | | 2. | influence - shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion"shape, determine, regulate, molddispose, incline - make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief; "Their language inclines us to believe them"disincline, indispose - make unwillingmiscreate - shape or form or make badly; "Our miscreated fantasies"carry weight - have influence to a specified degree; "Her opinion carries a lot of weight"decide - influence or determine; "The vote in New Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential election"reshape - shape anew or differently; "The new foreign minister reshaped the foreign policy of his country"time - set the speed, duration, or execution of; "we time the process to manufacture our cars very precisely"index - adjust through indexation; "The government indexes wages and prices"pace - regulate or set the pace of; "Pace your efforts"predetermine - determine beforehandcause, do, make - give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident" | | 3. | influence - induce into action by using one's charm; "She charmed him into giving her all his money"charm, temptpersuade - cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!"magnetise, mesmerise, mesmerize, spellbind, magnetize, bewitch - attract strongly, as if with a magnet; "She magnetized the audience with her tricks" |
influencenoun1. control, power, authority, direction, command, domination, supremacy, mastery, ascendancy, mana (N.Z.) As he grew older, she had less influence and couldn't control him.2. power, force, authority, pull (informal), weight, strength, connections, importance, prestige, clout (informal), leverage, good offices They should continue to use their influence for the release of all hostages.3. effect, impact, impression, sway Many other medications have an influence on cholesterol levels.4. spell, hold, power, rule, weight, magic, sway, allure, magnetism, enchantment I fell under the influence of a history master.verb1. affect, have an effect on, have an impact on, control, concern, direct, guide, impact on, modify, bear upon, impinge upon, act or work upon What you eat may influence your risk of getting cancer.2. persuade, move, prompt, urge, counsel, induce, incline, dispose, arouse, sway, rouse, entice, coax, incite, instigate, predispose, impel, prevail upon The conference influenced us to launch the campaign.3. carry weight with, cut any ice with (informal), pull strings with (informal), bring pressure to bear upon, make yourself felt with Her attempt to influence the Press rebounded.under the influence drunk, tight (informal), smashed (slang), canned (slang), flying (slang), bombed (slang), stoned (slang), wasted (slang), loaded (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), hammered (slang), steaming (slang), wrecked (slang), soaked (informal), out of it (slang), plastered (slang), drunken, blitzed (slang), pissed (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. slang), lit up (slang), merry (Brit. informal), stewed (slang), pickled (informal), bladdered (slang), sloshed (slang), intoxicated, tipsy, maudlin, well-oiled (slang), legless (informal), paralytic (informal), tired and emotional (euphemistic), steamboats (Scot. slang), tiddly (slang, chiefly Brit.), off your face (slang), zonked (slang), blotto (slang), fuddled, inebriated, out to it (Austral. & N.Z. slang), tanked up (slang), bacchic, rat-arsed (taboo slang), Brahms and Liszt (slang), half seas over (informal), bevvied (dialect), babalas (S. African), fu' (Scot.), pie-eyed (slang) He was charged with driving under the influence.influencenoun1. The power or capacity to produce a desired result:effect, effectiveness, effectuality, effectualness, efficaciousness, efficacy, efficiency, potency.2. The power to produce an effect by indirect means:leverage, sway, weight.Informal: clout.Slang: pull.3. The strong effect exerted by one person or thing on another:force, impact, impression, repercussion.verbTo have an impact on in a certain way:dispose, incline, predispose, sway.Translationsinfluence (ˈinfluəns) noun1. the power to affect people, actions or events. He used his influence to get her the job; He should not have driven the car while under the influence of alcohol. 影響 影响2. a person or thing that has this power. She is a bad influence on him. 有影響的人事物 有影响的人或事物） verb to have an effect on. The weather seems to influence her moods. 影響 影响ˌinfluˈential (-ˈenʃəl) adjective having much influence. He is in quite an influential job; He was influential in getting the plan accepted. 有影響的 有影响的ˌinfluˈentially adverb 有影響地 有影响地influence
area of influenceA realm, domain, or field over which a person, group, or business has direct control, influence, or clout. It refers to a military term for the geographical area in which a commander has direct military influence. As a literature professor, my primary obligation is to my classes; as head of this department, though, my area of influence extends to all students studying English.See also: area, influence, ofbackstairs influenceInfluence from an ignoble source, typically one that is secret. Where did that idea come from? It's like someone has backstairs influence over you all of sudden!See also: influenceunder the influenceIntoxicated. A shortening of "under the influence of alcohol (or drugs)." The police pulled him over for driving under the influence.See also: influenceunder the influence of alcoholDrunk. The police pulled him over for driving under the influence of alcohol.See also: alcohol, influence, ofa (person) of substanceSomeone who has a lot of power, money, or influence. I think my parents were disappointed that I chose not to marry a woman of substance, but they seem to have gotten over it. Despite being a humble shop owner, his interactions with every person of the community has made him a person of substance in the eyes of the people here.See also: of, substance*a hold on someone a strong and secure influence on someone(*Typically: get ~; have ~; give someone~.) The strange religion seemed to have a strong hold on its followers. The drug has a hold on the minds of those who use it.See also: hold, on, strongunder the influence (of alcohol)Euph. drunk; nearly drunk; affected by alcohol. She behaves quite rudely when under the influence of alcohol. Ed was stopped by a police officer for driving while under the influence.See also: influenceunder the influenceImpaired functioning owing to alcohol consumption, as in He was accused of driving under the influence. This expression, from legal jargon, is short for under the influence of intoxicating liquor and implies that one is not completely drunk. Since it is nearly always applied to drivers suspected or so accused, it has given rise to the police acronym DUI, for "driving under the influence." [Second half of 1800s] See also: influenceunder the influence affected by alcoholic drink, especially beyond the legal limits for driving a vehicle; drunk. informalSee also: influenceunder the ˈinfluence (used of somebody driving a car) having had too much alcohol to drink: She was fined £500 for driving under the influence.See also: influence under the influence Intoxicated, especially with alcohol.See also: influenceinfluence
influence Astrology an ethereal fluid or occult power regarded as emanating from the stars and affecting a person's actions, future, etc. Influence (religion, spiritualism, and occult)Astrologers often speak of the correlation between planetary positions and earthly events in terms of influence, as if the planets actually exert forces—analogous to gravity or magnetism—that cause a particular incident. If pressed for an explanation, however, the majority of professional astrologers would probably offer a different type of explanation, such as the Jungian notion of synchronicity. Influence
Related to Influence: Undue influenceINFLUENCE. Authority, credit, ascendance.
2. Influence is proper or improper. Proper influence is that which one person gains over another by acts of kindness and, attention, and by correct conduct. 3 Serg. & Rawle, 269. Improper influence is that dominion acquired by any person over a mind of sanity for general purposes, and of sufficient soundness and discretion to regulate his affairs in general, which prevents the exercise of his discretion, and destroys his free will. 1 Cox's Cas. 355. When the former is used to induce a testator to make a will, it will not vitiate it; but when the latter is the moving cause, the will cannot stand. 1 Hagg. R. 581; 2 Hagg. 142; 5 Serg. & Rawle, 207; 13 Serg. & Rawle, 323; 4 Greenl. R. 220; 1 Paige, R. 171; 1 Dow. & Cl. 440; 1 Speers, 93.
3. A contract to use a party's influence to induce a person in authority to exercise his power in a particular way, is void, as being against public policy. 5 Watts & Serg. 315; 5 Penn. St. Rep. 452; 7 Watts, 152. AcronymsSeeINFLinfluence
Related to influence: Undue influenceSynonyms for influencenoun the power or capacity to produce a desired resultSynonyms- effect
- effectiveness
- effectuality
- effectualness
- efficaciousness
- efficacy
- efficiency
- potency
noun the power to produce an effect by indirect meansSynonyms- leverage
- sway
- weight
- clout
- pull
noun the strong effect exerted by one person or thing on anotherSynonyms- force
- impact
- impression
- repercussion
verb to have an impact on in a certain waySynonyms- dispose
- incline
- predispose
- sway
Synonyms for influencenoun a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etcRelated Words- power
- powerfulness
- dead hand of the past
- mortmain
- dead hand
- force
- grasp
- grip
noun causing something without any direct or apparent effortRelated Words- causation
- causing
- cross-pollination
- exposure
- impingement
- encroachment
- impact
- manipulation
- use
- hypnotism
- mesmerism
- suggestion
- enticement
- temptation
noun a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you doRelated Words- causal factor
- determinant
- determining factor
- determinative
- determiner
- imponderable
- imprint
- morale builder
- canker
- pestilence
- support
- enticement
- temptation
noun the effect of one thing (or person) on anotherRelated Words- consequence
- effect
- result
- upshot
- outcome
- event
- issue
- perturbation
- purchase
- wind
noun one having power to influence anotherRelated Wordsverb have and exert influence or effectSynonymsRelated Words- affect
- bear upon
- impact
- bear on
- touch on
- touch
- prejudice
- prepossess
- imprint
- form
- militate
- manipulate
- pull strings
- pull wires
- colour
- color
- swing over
- swing
- blackjack
- blackmail
- pressure
- persuade
- sway
- carry
- get at
- fix
- dominate
verb shape or influenceSynonyms- shape
- determine
- regulate
- mold
Related Words- dispose
- incline
- disincline
- indispose
- miscreate
- carry weight
- decide
- reshape
- time
- index
- pace
- predetermine
- cause
- do
- make
verb induce into action by using one's charmSynonymsRelated Words- persuade
- magnetise
- mesmerise
- mesmerize
- spellbind
- magnetize
- bewitch
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