influence

influence
noun
1》 the capacity to have an effect on the character or behaviour of someone or something, or the effect itself.
    ↘a person or thing with such a capacity.
2》 the power arising out of status, contacts, or wealth.
3》 Physics, archaic electrical or magnetic induction.
verb have an influence on.
Phrases
under the influence informal affected by alcoholic drink.
Derivatives
influenceable adjective
influencer noun
Origin
ME (orig. in the sense 'influx' and, in astrology, 'the flowing in of ethereal fluid'): from OFr., or from med. L. influentia 'inflow', from L. influere, from in- 'into' + fluere 'to flow'.

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  • INFLUENCE — n. f. Action d’une personne, d’une circonstance ou d’une chose qui influe sur une autre. L’influence de la lune sur les marées. L’influence de la chaleur sur les corps. Des influences contraires. On croyait autrefois que les astres avaient de… …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

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  • influence — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin influentia, from Latin influent , influens, present participle of influere to flow in, from in + fluere to flow more at fluid Date: 14th century 1. a. an ethereal fluid held… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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