| influence | | |
| n. (attribute) | 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, dead hand, mortmain | the oppressive influence of past events or decisions. |
| ~ force | 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" |
| n. (act) | 2. influence | causing something without any direct or apparent effort. |
| ~ causation, causing | the act of causing something to happen. |
| ~ cross-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 hypnosis. |
| ~ enticement, temptation | the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire.; "his enticements were shameless" |
| n. (cognition) | 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 morale. |
| ~ canker, 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. |
| n. (phenomenon) | 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 slightly. |
| ~ purchase | 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" |
| n. (person) | 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" |
| v. (social) | 6. act upon, influence, work | have and exert influence or effect.; "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate" |
| ~ affect, bear upon, bear on, impact, touch on, touch | have an effect upon.; "Will the new rules affect me?" |
| ~ prejudice, prepossess | influence (somebody's) opinion in advance. |
| ~ imprint, 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 threats. |
| ~ persuade, sway, carry | win approval or support for.; "Carry all before one"; "His speech did not sway the voters" |
| ~ get at | influence by corruption. |
| ~ fix | influence an event or its outcome by illegal means.; "fix a race" |
| ~ dominate | be in control.; "Her husband completely dominates her" |
| v. (cognition) | 7. determine, influence, mold, regulate, shape | shape or influence; give direction to.; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion" |
| ~ dispose, incline | make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief.; "Their language inclines us to believe them" |
| ~ disincline, indispose | make unwilling. |
| ~ miscreate | 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 beforehand. |
| ~ cause, do, make | give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally.; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident" |
| v. (communication) | 8. charm, influence, tempt | induce into action by using one's charm.; "She charmed him into giving her all his money" |
| ~ persuade | 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, bewitch, magnetize, spellbind | attract strongly, as if with a magnet.; "She magnetized the audience with her tricks" |
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