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influenceverb to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a responsethe news reports of the devastating flood influenced a great many people to make contributions for food and supplies affect, impact, impress, move, reach, strike, sway, tell (on), touch carry away, dazzle, enrapture, entrance, enthrall(or enthral), ravish, transportbias, colorinspire, stirengage, interest, involve, penetrate, pierceafflict, agitate, bother, concern, discomfort, discompose, disquiet, distress, disturb, fluster, harass, harry, perturb, pester, plague, smite, strain, stress, trouble, try, upset, worry, wringallure, attract, bewitch, captivate, charm, enchant, fascinate get to bore, jade, pall, tire, wearyunderwhelm influencenounthe power to direct the thinking or behavior of others usually indirectlya mayor who doesn't hesitate to use her influence to get business leaders behind civic improvements authority, clout, credit, heft, in, juice(slang), leverage, pull, sway, weight counterinfluencecommand, dominance, dominion, mastery, predominance, reign, scepter, sovereignty(also sovranty), supremacyconsequence, eminence, importance, momentimpact, impress, impression, imprint, mark helplessness, impotence, impotency, powerlessness, weakness the power to bring about a result on anotherthe basic premise of astrology is that the position of the stars has an influence on human affairs effect, impact, mark, repercussion, sway authority, clout, prestige, pull, weightcommand, domination, dominion, masteryconsequence, importance, significancesovereignty(also sovranty), supremacy helplessness, impotence, impotency, powerlessness, weakness v.affect, influence, touch, impress, strike, sway mean to produce or have an effect upon.affect implies the action of a stimulus that can produce a response or reaction.the sight affected her to tears influence implies a force that brings about a change (as in nature or behavior).our beliefs are influenced by our upbringing touch may carry a vivid suggestion of close contact and may connote stirring, arousing, or harming.plants touched by frost his emotions were touched by her distress impress stresses the depth and persistence of the effect.only one of the plans impressed him strike, similar to but weaker than impress, may convey the notion of sudden sharp perception or appreciation.struck by the solemnity of the occasion sway implies the acting of influences that are not resisted or are irresistible, with resulting change in character or course of action.politicians who are swayed by popular opinion n.influence, authority, prestige, weight, credit mean power exerted over the minds or behavior of others.influence may apply to a force exercised and received consciously or unconsciously.used her influence to get the bill passed authority implies the power of winning devotion or allegiance or of compelling acceptance and belief.his opinions lacked authority prestige implies the ascendancy given by conspicuous excellence or reputation for superiority.the prestige of the newspaper weight implies measurable or decisive influence in determining acts or choices.their wishes obviously carried much weight credit suggests influence that arises from the confidence of others.his credit with the press in the 14th century |