influence

[ in-floo-uhns ]

/ ˈɪn flu əns /

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noun

the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others: He used family influence to get the contract.

the action or process of producing effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of another or others: Her mother's influence made her stay.

a person or thing that exerts influence: He is an influence for the good.

Astrology.

the radiation of an ethereal fluid from the stars, regarded as affecting human actions and destinies.
the exercise of occult power by the stars, or such power as exercised.

the exercise of similar power by human beings.

Obsolete. influx.

verb (used with object), in·flu·enced, in·flu·enc·ing.

to exercise influence on; affect; sway: to influence a person.

to move or impel (a person) to some action: Outside factors influenced her to resign.

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Idioms for influence

under the influence, Law. less than drunk but with one's nervous system impaired: He was driving while under the influence.Also under the influence of intoxicating liquor.

Origin of influence

1325–75; Middle English <Medieval Latin influentia stellar emanation, equivalent to Latin influent- (see influent) + -ia-y³; see -ence

SYNONYMS FOR influence

2 sway, rule.

7 impress, bias, direct, control.

8 incite, rouse, arouse, instigate, induce, persuade.

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synonym study for influence

2. See authority.

OTHER WORDS FROM influence

in·flu·ence·a·ble, adjectivein·flu·enc·er, nouncoun·ter·in·flu·ence, noun, verb (used with object), coun·ter·in·flu·enced, coun·ter·in·flu·enc·ing.in·ter·in·flu·ence, verb, in·ter·in·flu·enced, in·ter·in·flu·enc·ing.

non·in·flu·ence, nounout·in·flu·ence, verb (used with object), out·in·flu·enced, out·in·flu·enc·ing.o·ver·in·flu·ence, verb (used with object), o·ver·in·flu·enced, o·ver·in·flu·enc·ing.pre·in·flu·ence, nounre·in·flu·ence, verb (used with object), re·in·flu·enced, re·in·flu·enc·ing.su·per·in·flu·ence, noun, verb (used with object), su·per·in·flu·enced, su·per·in·flu·enc·ing.un·in·flu·enced, adjectiveun·in·flu·enc·ing, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH influence

affluence, effluence, influence

Words nearby influence

inflict, infliction, in-flight, inflorescence, inflow, influence, influence peddler, influencer, influent, influential, influenza

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Only in the last decade or so, however, have scientists seriously explored the influence of mitochondria on mental health and well-being, especially when it comes to stress, anxiety and depression.
Mitochondria May Hold Keys to Anxiety and Mental Health|Elizabeth Landau|August 10, 2020|Quanta Magazine
He added that it also tends to get board seats that can provide additional influence.
Wendell Brooks has resigned as president of Intel Capital|Ron Miller|August 7, 2020|TechCrunch
There have been many attempts to measure online influence, none of which is satisfying enough.
Six tools for effective influencer-driven content marketing|Ann Smarty|August 7, 2020|Search Engine Watch
Instead of legally crafted sales pitches, these brilliant titans of technology should have acknowledged new challenges in influence, impact, innovation, and independence.
The tech titan testimony: CEOs are overlawyered and underprepared|jakemeth|July 30, 2020|Fortune

Their influence over their fans is worth a lot of money to brands, which see them as the new way to sell products.
How YouTube made Jeffree Star too big to fail|Alex Abad-Santos|July 23, 2020|Vox
What sets him apart from so many of his contemporaries was his rare immunity from the influence of prevailing ideas.
The Catholic Philosopher Who Took on Hitler|John Henry Crosby|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"He brought Ray Charles to the mix as an influence on rock & roll," E Street Band guitarist Steven Van Zandt once raved.
Joe Cocker's Deep Live Cuts|Asawin Suebsaeng|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
These women interred the bodies of saints on their own properties and occasionally managed to influence papal politics.
First Anglican Woman Bishop A Return to Christian Roots|Candida Moss|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And if she just gets stuck there, her influence, however great among the Democratic base, will never grow outside of it.
The Most Powerful Democrat in America|Michael Tomasky|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Telltale can give the real Game of Thrones experience, but one that you can influence.
‘Game of Thrones’ Interactive FanFiction: Whoops, My Friend Was Speared in the Throat|Alec Kubas-Meyer|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Do you fancy he would get23 another call from her, or from her friends through her influence?
The Natural Cure of Consumption, Constipation, Bright's Disease, Neuralgia, Rheumatism,|Charles Edward Page
The influence of this work on the public mind was such as might have been anticipated.
The Martyrs of Science, or, The lives of Galileo, Tycho Brahe, and Kepler|David Brewster
The influence of his deep acquaintance with French is shown in the position of the adverb in "I saw again somebody in the porch."
Books and Persons|Arnold Bennett
Such mitigation of its influence as may be found is chiefly due to voluntary charitable agency.
The Criminal|Havelock Ellis
His influence also became more powerfully felt in the metropolis than before.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3|Various

British Dictionary definitions for influence

influence

/ (ˈɪnflʊəns) /

noun

an effect of one person or thing on another

the power of a person or thing to have such an effect

power or sway resulting from ability, wealth, position, etc

a person or thing having influence

astrology an ethereal fluid or occult power regarded as emanating from the stars and affecting a person's actions, future, etc

under the influence informal drunk

verb (tr)

to persuade or induce

to have an effect upon (actions, events, etc); affect

Derived forms of influence

influenceable, adjectiveinfluencer, noun

Word Origin for influence

C14: from Medieval Latin influentia emanation of power from the stars, from Latin influere to flow into, from fluere to flow

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