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influence

noun
  1. The power or capacity to produce a desired result: effect, effectiveness, effectuality, effectualness, efficaciousness, efficacy, efficiency, potency. See affect
  2. The power to produce an effect by indirect means: leverage, sway, weight. Informal: clout. Slang: pull. See affect
  3. The strong effect exerted by one person or thing on another: force, impact, impression, repercussion. See affect
verb
To have an impact on in a certain way: dispose, incline, predispose, sway. See affect, like

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