Influence : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Influence	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Influence
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
influence n a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc; "used her parents' influence to get the job" causing something without any direct or apparent effort a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do; "her wishes had a great influence on his thinking" the effect of one thing (or person) on another; "the influence of mechanical action" one having power to influence another; "she was the most important influence in my life"; "he was a bad influence on the children" v have and exert influence or effect; "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate" Synonym(s): influence, act upon, work shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion" Synonym(s): determine, shape, mold, influence, regulate induce into action by using one's charm; "She charmed him into giving her all his money" Synonym(s): charm, influence, tempt
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Influence \In"fluence\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Influenced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Influencing}.] To control or move by power, physical or moral; to affect by gentle action; to exert an influence* upon; to modify, bias, or sway; to move; to persuade; to induce. Theseexperiments succeed after the same manner in vacuo as in the open air,and therefore are not influenced by the weight or pressure of the atmosphere. --Sir I. Newton. This standing revelation . . . is sufficient to influence their faith and practice, if they attend. --Attebury. The principle which influenced their obedience has lost its efficacy. --Rogers.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Influence \In"fluence\, n. [F. influence, fr. L. influens, -entis, p. pr. See {Influent}, and cf. {Influenza}.] 1. A flowing in or upon; influx. [Obs.] God hath his influence* into the very essence of all things. --Hooker. 2. Hence, in general, the bringing about of an effect, phusical or moral, by a gradual process; controlling power quietly exerted; agency, force, or tendency of any kind which the sun exerts on animal and vegetable life; the influence of education on the mind; the influence, according to astrologers,of the stars over affairs. Astrologers call the evil influences of the stars,evil aspects. --Bacon. Cantsthou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion ? --Job xxxviii. 31. She said : [?]Ah,dearest lord ! what evil star On you hath frown'd,and poured, his influence bad ?[b8] --Spenser. 3. Power or authority arising from elevated station, excelence of character or intellect, wealth, etc.; reputation; acknowledged ascendency; as, he is a man of influence in the community. Such influence hath your excellency. --Sir P. Sidney. 4. (Elec.) Induction. Syn: Control; persuasion; ascendency; sway; power; authority; supremacy; mastery; management; restraint; character; reputation; prestige.