exercise influence upon — index prejudice (influence), prevail upon Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
have influence upon — index prejudice (influence), prevail upon Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Influence — In flu*ence, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Influenced} ([i^]n fl[ u]*enst); p. pr. & vb. n. {Influencing} ([i^]n fl[ u]*en*s[i^]ng).] To control or move by power, physical or moral; to affect by gentle action; to exert an influence upon; to modify, bias,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
influence — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 effect sb/sth has; power to control sb/sth ADJECTIVE ▪ big, considerable, enormous, great, marked, significant, substantial, tremendous ▪ … Collocations dictionary
influence — 1. noun /ˈɪn.flu.əns/ a) The power to affect, control or manipulate something or someone; the ability to change the development of fluctuating things such as conduct, thoughts or decisions. I have absolutely no influence over him. b) … Wiktionary
influence — in·flu·ence n 1 a: the act or power of producing an effect without any apparent exertion of force or direct exercise of command b: corrupt interference with authority for personal gain 2: the power or capacity of causing an effect in indirect or… … Law dictionary
Influence diagrams approach — (IDA)= Influence Diagrams Approach (IDA) is a technique used in the field of Human reliability Assessment (HRA), for the purposes of evaluating the probability of a human error occurring throughout the completion of a specific task. From such… … Wikipedia
Influence — In flu*ence ([i^]n fl[ u]*ens), n. [F. influence, fr. L. influens, entis, p. pr. See {Influent}, and cf. {Influenza}.] 1. A flowing in or upon; influx. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] God hath his influence into the very essence of all things. Hooker.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
influence — [n] power, authority access, agency, ascendancy, character, clout, command, connections, consequence, control, credit, direction, domination, dominion, drag, effect, esteem, fame, fix, force, grease*, guidance, hold, impact, importance, imprint,… … New thesaurus
influence — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Power to effect decision Nouns 1. influence, importance, weight, pressure, preponderance; predominance, predominancy (see superiority); power, sway; ascendancy; hegemony, reign, control, authority; bias … English dictionary for students
Influence — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Influence >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 influence influence Sgm: N 1 importance importance &c. 642 Sgm: N 1 weight weight pressure preponderance prevalence sway Sgm: N 1 predominance pre … English dictionary for students