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influence [ in·flu·ence ]
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1. The capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behaviour of someone or something, or the effect itself.
their friends are having a bad influence on them
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2. The power to shape policy or ensure favourable treatment from someone, especially through status, contacts, or wealth.
You will increase your influence and prestige through contact with politicians.
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3. A person or thing with the capacity to have an influence on someone or something.
Watching Pete bowl was exciting and probably had an influence on my game.
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4. Electrical or magnetic induction.
The influence of magnetic substrate on the flux distribution in superconductor films may be modeled.
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1. Have an influence on.
She admits her efforts are probably influencing few opinions in the US.
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1. Late Middle English from Old French, or from medieval Latin influentia ‘inflow’, from Latin influere, from in- ‘into’ + fluere ‘to flow’. The word originally had the general sense ‘an influx, flowing matter’, also specifically (in astrology) ‘the flowing in of ethereal fluid (affecting human destiny)’. The sense ‘imperceptible or indirect action exerted to cause changes’ was established in Scholastic Latin by the 13th century, but not recorded in English until the late 16th century.
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