| Main Entry: | influence |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lead to believe, do |
Synonyms: |
act upon, affect, alter, argue into, arouse, be recognized, bias, brainwash*, bribe, bring to bear, carry weight, change, channel, compel, control, count, determine, direct, dispose, form, get at, guide, have a part in, impact on, impel, impress, incite, incline, induce, instigate, manipulate, modify, mold, move, persuade, predispose, prejudice, prevail, prompt, pull strings, regulate, rouse, rule, seduce, sell, shape, snow*, sway, talk into, train, turn, urge, work upon |
| Main Entry: | influenced |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | affected |
Synonyms: |
altered, changed, determined, formed, inveigled, motivated, moved, persuaded, shaped, swayed, turned |
| Concept: | Influence. |
| Category: | 4. Indirect Power |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
influence; importance; weight, pressure, preponderance, prevalence, sway; predominance, predominancy; ascendency; dominance, reign; control, domination, pull; authority; capability (power); effect; interest., footing; purchase (support); play, leverage, vantage ground., tower of strength, host in himself; protection, patronage, auspices.
-verbs
have influence; be influential; carry weight, weigh, tell; have a hold upon, magnetize, bear upon, gain a footing, work upon; take root, take hold; strike root in., run through, pervade; prevail, dominate, predominate; outweigh, overweigh; override, overbear; gain head; rage; be rife; spread like wildfire; have the upper hand, get the upper hand, gain the upper hand, have full play, get full play, gain full play., be recognized, be listened to; make one's voice heard, gain a hearing; play a part, play a leading part, play a leading part in; take the lead, pull the strings; turn the scale, throw one's weight into the scale; set the fashion, lead the dance.
-adjectives
influential, effective; important; weighty; prevailing; prevalent, rife, rampant, dominant, regnant, predominant, in the ascendant, hegemonical.
-adverbs
with telling effect.
-phrases
tel maure tel valet.
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Antonyms: |
absence of influence |
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| Main Entry: | actuate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | start a function or action, motivate |
Synonyms: |
activate, animate, arouse, cause, drive, egg on, energize, excite, fire up, impel, incite, induce, influence, inspire, instigate, key up, mobilize, motivate, move, prompt, propel, put up to, quicken, rouse, spur, stimulate, turn on, work into lather, work up |
| Notes: | when something is activated, it is made active; when something is actuated, it is moved to take action (or produce a consequence) to actuate is a general word meaning 'to set working' and has more to do with mechanical action - while activate is used mainly in scientific expressions |
Antonyms: |
impede, stop |
| Main Entry: | affect |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | influence, affect emotionally |
Synonyms: |
act on, alter, change, disturb, impinge, impress, induce, influence, inspire, interest, involve, modify, move, overcome, perturb, prevail, regard, relate, stir, sway, touch, transform, upset |
| Main Entry: | affected |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | deeply moved or hurt emotionally |
Synonyms: |
afflicted, altered, changed, compassionate, concerned, damaged, distressed, excited, grieved, impaired, impressed, influenced, injured, overwhelmed, overwrought, sorry, stimulated, stirred, sympathetic, tender, touched, troubled, upset |
Antonyms: |
calm, unmoved, unperturbed, unswayed, untroubled |
| Main Entry: | bias |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cause to favor |
Synonyms: |
distort, incline, influence, make partial, prejudice, prepossess, slant, sway, twist, warp, weight |
Antonyms: |
be fair, be impartial, be just |
| Main Entry: | brainwash |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | force to believe or do things |
Synonyms: |
alter, catechize, condition, convert, convince, educate, indoctrinate, influence, instill, persuade, proselytize, teach |
| Main Entry: | bribe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | request silence, action, or inaction for money |
Synonyms: |
approach, buy, buy back, buy off, coax, corrupt, do business, entice, fix*, get at, get to, grease palm, influence, instigate, lubricate, lure, make a deal, oil palm, pay off, pervert, reward, seduce, soap, square, suborn, sugar, sweeten the pot, take care of, tamper, tempt, tip |
| Main Entry: | budge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dislodge from staid position |
Synonyms: |
bend, change, change position, convince, give way, inch, influence, locomote, move, persuade, propel, push, remove, roll, shift, slide, stir, sway, yield |