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/ˈɪn.flu.əns/ · in·fluence
noun
- The power to affect, control, or manipulate something or someone; the ability to change the development of thoughts, conduct, or decisions. She has considerable influence over the committee's decisions.
- An action exerted by a person or thing with such power on another to cause change. His speech was a subtle influence on the audience's opinions.
- A person or thing exerting such power or action. Einstein remains a lasting influence in modern physics.
verb
- To have an effect on by using gentle or subtle action; to modify, bias, or sway. The novel influenced my view of history.
- To exert or make use of one's influence. She tried to influence the board's decision.
- To cause to flow in or into; to infuse or instill. The teacher's enthusiasm influenced a love of learning in her students.
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Did you know? In medieval astrology, 'influence' described the believed flow of celestial bodies' energies onto Earth, a notion that gave rise to the modern sense of power to affect.