Complete Definition of "influence"

English
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rank|lips|donations|George|666|influence|March|whatever|reach

Etymology
Old and modern French influence, or from medieval Latin influentia, an astrological term, from influere "to flow into".

Pronunciation
IPA|/�ɪnflu�ns/
audio|en-us-influence.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun|s|-

  1. The power to affect, control or manipulate something or someone; the ability to change the development of fluctuate|fluctuating things such as conduct, thoughts or decisions; the status of being able to dictate the actions or behaviors of an object or person; moral or political power over a person or group; ascendancy.

#:''I have absolutely no influence over him.

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

#:I'm not able to exercise influence over him.

  1. A person or thing exerting such power or action.

#:He has been a great influence on the voters during the elections.

  1. astrology An element believed by some to determine someone's character or individual tendency|tendencies, caused by the position of the stars and planets at the time of one's birth.
  2. obsolete The action of flowing in; influx.
  3. electricity electrostatic induction.

Translations
trans-top|power to affect, control or manipulate
Czech: vliv m
Finnish: vaikutus, vaikutusvalta
German: Einfluss m
trans-mid
Japanese: JAchar|影�� (��������, eiky�ryoku)
Russian: вли�ние (vlijáni'e) n
Slovene: vpliv m
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trans-top|action exerted by a person or thing with power to cause change
Finnish: vaikutus
German: Beeinflussung f
Japanese: JAchar|影� (�����, eiky�)
trans-mid
Russian: вли�ние (vlijáni'e) n
Slovene: vpliv m
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trans-top|person or thing exerting such power or action
Finnish: vaikuttaja
German: Einfluss m, Beeinflusser m
Japanese: JAchar|��� (�������, yūryokusha)
trans-mid
Slovene: vpliv m
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trans-top|(astrology) element determining someone's character or individual tendencies
Finnish: vaikutus
German: Einfluss m
trans-mid
Slovene: vpliv m
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trans-top|action of flowing in; influx
See: influx
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trans-top|electrostatic induction
Finnish: sähköstaattinen induktio
trans-mid
Russian: инд�к�и� (indúkcija) f
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Arabic: تأث�ر
ttbc|Bulgarian: вли�ние (vlijanie) n
ttbc|Dutch: invloed
ttbc|French: Influence
ttbc|Hebrew: �שפע� f
ttbc|Ido: influo+, influeso -
ttbc|Italian: Influenza
ttbc|Lithuanian: įtaka f
ttbc|Polish: wp�yw m
ttbc|Swedish: inflytande n
ttbc|Spanish: influencia f
ttbc|Telugu: ప�రభావమ� (prabhaavamu)
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See also
under the influence

Verb
en-verb|influenc|es

  1. transitive To affect by gentle action; to exert an influence upon; to modify, bias, or sway; to persuade or induce.
  2. intransitive Exert influence.
  3. context|transitive|obsolete Cause to flow in; infuse; instill.

Translations
trans-top|to exert an influence upon
Finnish: vaikuttaa
German: beeinflussen
trans-mid
Russian: вли��� (vliját') impf
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trans-top|(intr.) to exert influence
Finnish: vaikuttaa
German: beeinflussen
trans-mid
Russian: вли��� (vliját') impf, воздей��вова�� (vozd'éjstvovat') impf
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Dutch: beïnvloeden
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Derived terms
influenceable
influencer
influencive

Related terms
influent
influential
influenza


French

Pronunciation
w:IPA|IPA: /��.fly.��s/
w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /E~.fly.A~s/

Noun
influence

  1. Influence.

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