influence

n.

1. A power affecting a person, thing, or course of events, especially one that operates without any direct or apparent effort: relaxed under the influence of the music; the influence of television on modern life.
2. Power to sway or affect based on prestige, wealth, ability, or position: used her parent's influence to get the job.
3. 1. A person who exerts influence: My parents considered my friend to be a bad influence on me.
   2. An effect or change produced by influence.
4. 1. 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.
   2. 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.

tr.v., -enced, -enc·ing, -enc·es.

1. To produce an effect on by imperceptible or intangible means; sway.
2. To affect the nature, development, or condition of; modify. See synonyms at affect¹.

idiom:

under the influence

1. Intoxicated, especially with alcohol.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin īnfluentia, influx, from Latin īnfluēns, īnfluent-, present participle of īnfluere, to flow in : in-, in; see in-² + fluere, to flow.]

influenceable in'flu·ence·a·ble adj.
influencer in'flu·enc·er n.

noun

1. The power or capacity to produce a desired result: effect, effectiveness, effectuality, effectualness, efficaciousness, efficacy, efficiency, potency. See affect/ineffectiveness.
2. The power to produce an effect by indirect means: leverage, sway, weight. Informal clout. Slang pull. See affect/ineffectiveness.
3. The strong effect exerted by one person or thing on another: force, impact, impression, repercussion. See affect/ineffectiveness.

verb

To have an impact on in a certain way: dispose, incline, predispose, sway. See affect/ineffectiveness, like/dislike.

n

Definition: power, authority
Antonyms: impotence, incapacity, inferiority, powerlessness, weakness

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In mediumistic terminology influence is equivalent to "spirit." The American medium Lenora Piper applied it to objects that, by virtue of association of ideas or magnetism of the late owner, helped her to establish communication with the deceased. The presence of such objects, she declared, helped her to clear the ideas of the communicators. The term influence was used earlier by practitioners of animal magnetism to denote the mesmeric force between operator and subject.

A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

n.

In politics, a visionary quo given in exchange for a substantial quid.

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IN BRIEF: The power to act on or affect persons or things.

You cannot antagonize and influence at the same time. — J. S. Knox

Quotes:

"Every life is a profession of faith, and exercises an inevitable and silent influence." - Henri Frederic Amiel

"He is greatest whose strength carries up the most hearts by the attraction of his own." - Henry Ward Beecher

"The humblest individual exerts some influence, either for good or evil, upon others." - Henry Ward Beecher

"What a mother sings to the cradle goes all the way down to the coffin." - Henry Ward Beecher

"See that no one puts a stumbling block, or an occasion to fall in his brothers way." - Bible

"One concept corrupts and confuses the others. I am not speaking of the Evil whose limited sphere is ethics; I am speaking of the infinite." - Jorge Luis Borges

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Common misspelling(s) of influenced

• influented

Dansk (Danish)
n. - indflydelse, virkning, påvirkning, betydning
v. tr. - påvirke, have indflydelse på, præge

idioms:

• under the influence    spirituspåvirket, under indflydelse af

Nederlands (Dutch)
invloed, beïnvloeden, macht

Français (French)
n. - influence
v. tr. - influencer, influer sur, inciter qn à

idioms:

• under the influence    (être) sous l'influence de, (être) éméché (hum)

Deutsch (German)
v. - beeinflussen
n. - Einfluß

idioms:

• under the influence    unter Alkoholeinfluß

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - επηρεάζω, επιδρώ, επενεργώ
n. - επίδραση, επιρροή, επενέργεια

idioms:

• under the influence    υπό την επήρεια μέθης

Italiano (Italian)
influire su, influenzare, effetto, influenza

idioms:

• under the influence    sotto l'effetto di

Português (Portuguese)
v. - influenciar
n. - influência (f)

idioms:

• under the influence    sob a influência (f) de

Русский (Russian)
влияние, оказывать влияние

idioms:

• under the influence    под влиянием

Español (Spanish)
n. - influencia
v. tr. - influir en, influenciar, inducir

idioms:

• under the influence    estar bajo la influencia de

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - ha inflytande på, påverka, förmå
n. - inflytande, påverkan, influens (fys.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
影响, 势力, 感化, 改变

idioms:

• under the influence    喝醉酒

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 影響, 勢力, 感化
v. tr. - 影響, 改變

idioms:

• under the influence    喝醉酒

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 영향, 세력[가], 유도
v. tr. - ~에게 영향을 미치다, 좌우하다, 매수하다

idioms:

• under the influence    영향아래

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 影響, 感化, 人を左右する力, 勢力, 影響を及ぼす人, 誘導, 感応力, 感化力, 声望
v. - 影響を及ぼす, 動かす, 酒を加える, 感化する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يؤثر في (الاسم) تأثير, نفوذ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮השפעה, בעל השפעה, סמכות‬
v. tr. - ‮השפיע על, לימד עקרונות‬

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