influence
n 1: a power to affect persons or events esp 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 chldren"
v 1: have and exert influence or effect [syn: {act upon}]
2: shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often
determines ability" [syn: {determine}, {shape}, {regulate}]
3: induce into action by using one's charm; "She charmed him
into giving her all his money" [syn: {charm}, {tempt}]