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Meaning of influence

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  influence
      n 1: a power to affect persons or events especially power based
           on prestige etc; "used her parents' influence to get the
           job"
      2: causing something without any direct or apparent effort
      3: a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you
         do; "her wishes had a great influence on his thinking"
      4: the effect of one thing (or person) on another; "the
         influence of mechanical action"
      5: one having power to influence another; "she was the most
         important influence in my life"; "he was a bad influence on
         the children"
      v 1: have and exert influence or effect; "The artist's work
           influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends
           to support the political candidate" [syn: {influence}, {act
           upon}, {work}]
      2: shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often
         determines ability"; "mold public opinion" [syn: {determine},
         {shape}, {mold}, {influence}, {regulate}]
      3: induce into action by using one's charm; "She charmed him
         into giving her all his money" [syn: {charm}, {influence},
         {tempt}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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