influence in English: The power to change what people think or do, without using force. (noun)

Translation

The power to change what people think or do, without using force.

Word origin

From Latin influere, to flow in. In the Middle Ages it named a power thought to flow down from the stars and shape human lives.

Gender

Pluralinfluences

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"Influence on" someone means the power to change them.

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Here "influence" is the quiet power that comes from knowing people.

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An "influence" can also be the person or thing that does the changing.

effect

The change that happens because of something else.

affect

To change someone or something, or to have a strong effect on them.

power

The strength or right to do something or to control others.

change

To make something different, or to become different.

control

The power to make a person, an animal, or a machine do what you want.

impact

The strong force of one thing hitting another, or the powerful effect something has.

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