influence

influence is a 9-letter English word with 13 senses as noun, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A flowing in or upon; influx. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 19 · 13 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A flowing in or upon; influx.
2. noun. 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.
3. noun. 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.
4. noun. Induction.
5. transitive verb. 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.
6. noun. causing something without any direct or apparent effort
7. noun. a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc

   "used her parents' influence to get the job"

8. noun. a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do

   "her wishes had a great influence on his thinking"

9. noun. one having power to influence another

   "she was the most important influence in my life"

   "he was a bad influence on the children"

10. noun. the effect of one thing (or person) on another

    "the influence of mechanical action"

11. verb. shape or influence; give direction to

    "experience often determines ability"

    "mold public opinion"

    Synonyms: determine, mold, regulate, shape

12. verb. induce into action by using one's charm

    "She charmed him into giving her all his money"

    Synonyms: charm, tempt

13. verb. have and exert influence or effect

    "The artist's work influenced the young painter"

    "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate"

    Synonyms: work

Synonyms

determine, mold, regulate, shape, charm, tempt, work

Common word forms

influenced, influencer, influences, influencing, influenceable

Words from these letters

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