• IPA: /ˈɪn.flu.əns/

influence

1. 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.

   I have absolutely no influence over him.

2. An action exerted by a person or thing with such power on another to cause change.

   I'm not able to exercise influence over him.

3. A person or thing exerting such power or action.
   • 1945 August 17, George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], chapter 7, in Animal Farm: A Fairy Story, London: Secker & Warburg, OCLC 3655473 ↗:

     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.

   He has been a great influence on the voters during the elections.
4. (astrology) 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.
5. (obsolete) The action of flowing in; influx.

   • God hath his influence into the very essence of all things.

6. (electricity) Electrostatic induction.

• French: influence
• German: Einfluss
• Italian: influenza, ascendente
• Portuguese: influência
• Russian: влия́ние
• Spanish: influencia

• French: influence
• German: Beeinflussung
• Italian: influenza
• Portuguese: influência
• Russian: влия́ние
• Spanish: influencia

• German: Einfluss, Beeinflusser
• Portuguese: influência
• Spanish: influencia

• German: Einfluss

• Russian: инду́кция

influence (influences, present participle influencing; past and past participle influenced)

1. (transitive) 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.

   The politician wants to influence the public.

   I must admit that this book influenced my outlook on life.

2. (intransitive) To exert, make use of one's influence.
3. (transitive, obsolete) To cause to flow in or into; infuse; instill.

• influent
• influential
• influenza, flu

• French: influencer, influer
• German: beeinflussen
• Italian: influenzare
• Portuguese: influenciar, influir
• Russian: влия́ть
• Spanish: influir, influenciar

• German: beeinflussen
• Italian: influire
• Portuguese: influenciar
• Russian: влия́ть
• Spanish: influir