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  1. noun A power affecting a person, thing, or course of events, especially one that operates without any direct or apparent effort: relaxed under the influence of the music; the influence of television on modern life.
  2. noun Power to sway or affect based on prestige, wealth, ability, or position: used her parent's influence to get the job.
  3. noun A person who exerts influence: My parents considered my friend to be a bad influence on me.
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  • He had been curious about the physical sensations which would accompany the production of the influence--influence was the only lay word he was prepared to apply to it, although it was certainly an inadequate one--and he was discovering that there was very little physical commotion. —  179 - The Green Master
  • Remember, playing under the influence is a different art to master, altogether. —  World RPS Bullboard
  • And then, the a-ha moment will come when someone remembers that the influence is attributed to an Italian genius named D'Antoni. looking ahead to Orlando for the Celtics - they jumped out to a massive lead and coasted. —  The Big Lead
  • This influence is again present in his second single off the album "Numba 1 (Tide is High)" which features Rihanna. —  The Daily Campus
  • After years of Bush unilateralism, and with the U.S. economy in deep trouble, many claim the decline in American influence is unstoppable. —  LJWorld.com stories: News
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power ·  effect ·  character ·  advantage ·  sense ·  presence ·  authority ·  relation

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influence:   influences ·  influencing ·  influenced
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  1. Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin īnfluentia, influx, from Latin īnfluēns, īnfluent-, present participle of īnfluere, to flow in : in-, in; see in-2 + fluere, to flow; see bhleu- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English influence, from Old French influance, influence, French influence = Provencal Spanish Portuguese influencia = Italian influenza, from Middle Latin influentia, a flowing in, from Latin influen(t-)s, flowing in: see influent.
  2. = French influencer; from the noun.
 

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