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influence - causing something without any direct or apparent effort |
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causation,
causing the act of causing something to happen
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cross-pollination stimulating influence among diverse elements; "the cross-pollination of the arts"
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exposure the act of subjecting someone to an influencing experience; "she denounced the exposure of children to pornography"
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impingement,
encroachment,
impact a sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against something
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manipulation,
use exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage; "his manipulation of his friends was scandalous"
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hypnotism,
mesmerism,
suggestion the act of inducing hypnosis
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enticement,
temptation the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire; "his enticements were shameless"
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influence - a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do; "her wishes had a great influence on his thinking" |
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causal factor,
determinative,
determining factor,
determinant,
determiner a determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life"
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imponderable a factor whose effects cannot be accurately assessed; "human behavior depends on many imponderables"
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imprint a device produced by pressure on a surface
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morale builder something or someone who influences by building or strengthening morale
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canker,
pestilence an ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth)
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support a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission; "they called for artillery support"
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enticement,
temptation the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire; "his enticements were shameless"
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influence - the effect of one thing (or person) on another; "the influence of mechanical action" |
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upshot,
outcome,
consequence,
event,
result,
effect,
issue having important effects or influence; "decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is of more moment than security"; "that result is of no consequence"
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perturbation a disposition that is confused or nervous and upset
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purchase the acquisition of something for payment; "they closed the purchase with a handshake"
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wind the act of winding or twisting; "he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind"
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influence - a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc; "used her parents' influence to get the job" |
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powerfulness,
power possession of controlling influence; "the deterrent power of nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her"; "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade"
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dead hand of the past,
dead hand,
mortmain the oppressive influence of past events or decisions
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force physical energy or intensity; "he hit with all the force he could muster"; "it was destroyed by the strength of the gale"; "a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man"
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grasp,
grip an intellectual hold or understanding; "a good grip on French history"; "they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities"; "he was in the grip of a powerful emotion"; "a terrible power had her in its grasp"
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influence - one having power to influence another; "she was the most important influence in my life"; "he was a bad influence on the children" |
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power,
force possession of controlling influence; "the deterrent power of nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her"; "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade"
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influence - have and exert influence or effect; "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate" |
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bear upon,
impact,
bear on,
touch on,
affect,
touch press or wedge together; pack together
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prejudice,
prepossess influence (somebody's) opinion in advance
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imprint,
form establish or impress firmly in the mind; "We imprint our ideas onto our children"
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militate have force or influence; bring about an effect or change; "Politeness militated against this opinion being expressed"
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pull strings,
pull wires,
manipulate treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed
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color,
colour add color to; "The child colored the drawings"; "Fall colored the trees"; "colorize black and white film"
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swing over,
swing alternate dramatically between high and low values; "his mood swings"; "the market is swinging up and down"
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blackjack,
blackmail,
pressure obtain through threats
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persuade,
sway,
carry cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!"
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get at influence by corruption
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fix make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill"
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dominate have dominance or the power to defeat over; "Her pain completely mastered her"; "The methods can master the problems"
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