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English to English noun
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a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc |  | Example: used her parents' influence to get the job
source: wordnet30
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causing something without any direct or apparent effort | | source: wordnet30
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a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do | | Example: her wishes had a great influence on his thinking
source: wordnet30
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the effect of one thing (or person) on another | | Example: the influence of mechanical action
source: wordnet30
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one having power to influence another | | Example: she was the most important influence in my life
he was a bad influence on the children
source: wordnet30
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A flowing in or upon; influx. | | source: webster1913 verb
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have and exert influence or effect | | Example: The artist's work influenced the young painter
She worked on her friends to support the political candidate
source: wordnet30
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shape or influence; give direction to | | Example: experience often determines ability
mold public opinion
source: wordnet30
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induce into action by using one's charm | | Example: She charmed him into giving her all his money
source: wordnet30
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To control or move by power, physical or moral; to affect by gentle action; to exert an influence upon; to modify, bias, or sway; to move; to persuade; to induce. | | source: webster1913
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