influence
Part of speech: noun
verb
Morphological type: simple
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Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Italic *en
Proto-Italic *en-
Medieval Latin in-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der.
Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-der.
Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti?
Medieval Latin fluō
Medieval Latin īnfluōder.
Medieval Latin īnfluēns
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Medieval Latin -ius
Medieval Latin -ia
Medieval Latin īnfluentiabor.
Old French influenceder.
Middle English influence
English influence
From Middle English influence, from Old French influence (“emanation from the stars affecting one's fate”), from Medieval Latin īnfluentia, from Latin īnfluēns (“flowing in”), present active participle of īnfluō (“flow into”), from in- (“in-”) + fluō (“flow”). Doublet of influenza.
Inflected forms:
form: influences
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: influences
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: influencing
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: influenced
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: influenced
pos: verb
tags: past
Senses:
gloss: The power to affect, control or manipulate something or someone; the ability to change the development of fluctuating things such as conduct, thoughts or decisions.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: I have absolutely no influence over him.
The use of algorithms in policing is one example of their increasing influence on our lives. And, as their ubiquity spreads, so too does the debate around whether we should allow ourselves to become so reliant on them – and who, if anyone, is policing their use.
gloss: An action exerted by a person or thing with such power on another to cause change.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: I'm not able to exercise influence over him.
Terra Firma is an Alliance political party formed after the First Contact War. Its policy agenda is based on the principle that Earth must 'stand firm' against alien influences. This covers a variety of legislation. Recent activities by Terra Firma include opposition to a law requiring high school alien language study, a proposal to increase tariffs on alien imports, and leading a popular movement to mark the First Contact War with a public holiday.
gloss: A person or thing exerting such power or action.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: He has been a great influence on the voters during the elections.
The animals were thoroughly frightened. It seemed to them as though Snowball were some kind of invisible influence, pervading the air about them and menacing them with all kinds of dangers.
Many genes with reproductive roles also have antibacterial and immune functions, which indicate that the threat of microbial attack on the sperm or egg may be a major influence on rapid evolution during reproduction.
gloss: An element believed to determine someone's character or individual tendencies, caused by the position of the stars and planets at the time of one's birth.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: The action of flowing in; influx.
pos: noun
tags: countable
obsolete
uncountable
examples: God hath his influence into the very essence of all things.
gloss: Electrostatic induction.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: To have an effect on by using gentle or subtle action; to exert an influence upon; to modify, bias, or sway; to persuade or induce.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: The politician wants to influence the public.
I must admit that this book influenced my outlook on life.
gloss: To exert, make use of one's influence.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
gloss: To cause to flow in or into; infuse; instill.
pos: verb
tags: obsolete
transitive
Related words: inflood
inflow
influentially
influent
influential
influenza
flu
Derived words: agent of influence
area of influence
bad influence
influenceless
influence machine
influence peddling
kidfluence
malinfluence
noninfluence
sphere of influence
trading in influence
traffic of influence
under the influence
undue influence
uninfluence
coinfluence
counterinfluence
influencer
misinfluence
thinkfluence
influenceability
influenceable
influencee
influencive
interinfluence
noninfluencing
outinfluence
overinfluence
reinfluence
uninfluencing
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