Influence

What do we mean by influence?

A power affecting a person, thing, or course of events, especially one that operates without any direct or apparent effort. noun

Power to sway or affect based on prestige, wealth, ability, or position. noun

A person who exerts such power. noun

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. noun

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. noun

To have an influence on (something); change. transitive verb

To change the behavior or thinking of (someone); sway. transitive verb

(under the influence) Intoxicated, especially with alcohol. idiom

To exercise influence on; modify, affect, or sway, especially by intangible or invisible means; act on or affect by the transmission of some energy or potency: as, the sun influences the tides; to influence a person by the hope of reward or the fear of punishment.

Synonyms To lead, induce, move, impel, actuate, prevail upon.

A flowing in; direct influx of energy: followed by into. noun

In astrology, the radiation of power from the stars in certain positions and collocations, affecting human actions and destinies; a supposed positive occult power exerted by the stars over human affairs. noun

Outgoing energy or potency that produces effects (primarily internal), or affects, modifies, or sways by insensible or invisible means that to which it is directed or on which it operates: sometimes used for the effect produced: as, the influence of heat on vegetation; the influence of climate on character; the influence of the moon on the tides; the influence of example on the young. noun

Capacity or power for producing effects by insensible or invisible means; authority; power; ascendancy over others; sway: as, a man of influence; a position of great influence. noun

In electricity and magnetism, same as induction, 6. noun

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 affect; to move; to persuade; to induce. transitive verb

A flowing in or upon; influx. noun

Hence, in general, the bringing about of an effect, physical or moral, by a gradual process; controlling power quietly exerted; agency, force, or tendency of any kind which affects, modifies, or sways. noun

Power or authority arising from elevated station, excelence of character or intellect, wealth, etc.; reputation; acknowledged ascendency. noun

The power to affect, control or manipulate something or someone; the ability to change the development of fluctuating things such as conduct, thoughts or decisions.

An action exerted by a person or thing with such power on another to cause change.

A person or thing exerting such power or action.

An element believed to determine someone's character or individual tendencies, caused by the position of the stars and planets at the time of one's birth.

The action of flowing in; influx.

Electrostatic induction.

Words that are spelled similarly to influence:
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Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word influence:
evident, alcohol, decisions, influences.

Adjectives that are often used to describe influence:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective influence:
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