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Influence (noun)
The fluctuating things such as conduct, thoughts or decisions.
“I have absolutely no influence over him.”
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Influence (noun)
An action exerted by a person or thing with such power on another to cause change.
“I’m not able to exercise influence over him.”
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Influence (noun)
A person or thing exerting such power or action.
“He has been a great influence on the voters during the elections.”
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Influence (noun)
An tendencies, caused by the position of the stars and planets at the time of one’s birth.
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Influence (noun)
The action of flowing in; influx.
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Influence (noun)
Electrostatic induction.
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Influence (verb)
To have an effect on by using gentle or subtle action; to exert an influence upon; to modify, bias, or sway; to persuade or induce.
“The politician wants to influence the public.”
“I must admit that this book influenced my outlook on life.”
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Influence (verb)
To exert, make use of one’s influence.
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Influence (verb)
To cause to flow in or into; infuse; instill.
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Impact (noun)
The striking of one body against another; collision.
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Impact (noun)
The force or energy of a collision of two objects.
“The hatchet cut the wood on impact.”
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Impact (noun)
A forced impinging.
“His spine had an impingement; L4 and L5 made impact, which caused numbness in his leg.”
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Impact (noun)
A significant or strong influence; an effect.
“His friend’s opinion had an impact on his decision.”
“Our choice of concrete will have a tremendous impact on the building’s mechanical performance.”
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Impact (verb)
To collide or strike, the act of impinging.
“When the hammer impacts the nail, it bends.”
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Impact (verb)
To compress; to compact; to press into something or pack together.
“The footprints of birds do not impact the soil in the way those of dinosaurs do.”
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Impact (verb)
To impact on.
“I can make the changes, but it will impact the schedule.”
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Impact (verb)
To stamp or impress onto something.
“Ideas impacted on the mind.”
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Impact (noun)
the action of one object coming forcibly into contact with another
“there was the sound of a third impact”
“bullets which expand and cause devastating injury on impact”
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Impact (noun)
a marked effect or influence
“our regional measures have had a significant impact on unemployment”
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Impact (verb)
come into forcible contact with another object
“the shell impacted twenty yards away”
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Impact (verb)
come into forcible contact with
“an asteroid impacted the earth some 60 million years ago”
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Impact (verb)
press (something) firmly
“the animals’ feet do not impact and damage the soil as cows’ hooves do”
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Impact (verb)
have a strong effect on someone or something
“the move is not expected to impact the company’s employees”
“high interest rates have impacted on retail spending”