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influence
What does influence mean?
influence (noun): an action exerted by a person or thing with such power on another to cause change.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use influence in a sentence?
- I'm not able to exercise influence over him. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where does influence come from?
Inherited from Middle English influence, from Old French influence, a learned borrowing from Medieval Latin īnfluentia, from Latin īnfluēns + -ia.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to influence
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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an action exerted by a person or thing with such power on another to cause change
Right! That's what “influence” means.
somebody who possesses great bravery and carries out extraordinary or noble deeds
Not quite: that's what hero means.
a man in a marriage or marital relationship, especially in relation to his spouse
Not quite: that's what husband means.
an organization of sports teams which play against one another for a championship
Not quite: that's what league means.
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