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influencing

 
Verb influence has 3 senses
  1. 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
    Derived forms: noun influence5, noun influence4, noun influence3, noun influence1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
    Something ----s something
  2. 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
    Derived forms: noun influence4, noun influence5, noun influence2
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s something
    Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
  3. 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
    Derived forms: noun influence5, noun influence4, noun influence1
    Sample sentence:
    They influence him to write the letter
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