Influence (noun)
The fluctuating things such as conduct, thoughts or decisions.
“I have absolutely no influence over him.”
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.”
Influence (noun)
A person or thing exerting such power or action.
“He has been a great influence on the voters during the elections.”
Influence (noun)
An tendencies, caused by the position of the stars and planets at the time of one’s birth.
Influence (noun)
The action of flowing in; influx.
Influence (noun)
Electrostatic induction.
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.”
Influence (verb)
To exert, make use of one’s influence.
Influence (verb)
To cause to flow in or into; infuse; instill.
Impact (noun)
The striking of one body against another; collision.
Impact (noun)
The force or energy of a collision of two objects.
“The hatchet cut the wood on impact.”
Impact (noun)
A forced impinging.
“His spine had an impingement; L4 and L5 made impact, which caused numbness in his leg.”
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.”
Impact (verb)
To collide or strike, the act of impinging.
“When the hammer impacts the nail, it bends.”
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.”
Impact (verb)
To impact on.
“I can make the changes, but it will impact the schedule.”
Impact (verb)
To stamp or impress onto something.
“Ideas impacted on the mind.”
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”
Impact (noun)
a marked effect or influence
“our regional measures have had a significant impact on unemployment”
Impact (verb)
come into forcible contact with another object
“the shell impacted twenty yards away”
Impact (verb)
come into forcible contact with
“an asteroid impacted the earth some 60 million years ago”
Impact (verb)
press (something) firmly
“the animals’ feet do not impact and damage the soil as cows’ hooves do”
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”