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Verb influence has 3 senses
- influence, act upon, work - have and exert influence or effect; "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate"
--1 is one way to affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- determine, shape, mold, influence, regulate - shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion"
--2 is one way to cause, do, make
Sample sentences:
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
- charm, influence, tempt - induce into action by using one's charm; "She charmed him into giving her all his money"
--3 is one way to persuade
Sample sentence:
They influence him to write the letter
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