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Nouns (5)

n. causing something without any direct or apparent effort

n. a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc; "used her parents' influence to get the job"

influence

n. a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do; "her wishes had a great influence on his thinking"

influence

n. one having power to influence another; "she was the most important influence in my life"; "he was a bad influence on the children"

influence

n. the effect of one thing (or person) on another; "the influence of mechanical action"

Verbs (7)

shape, regulate, determine

v. shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion"

charm, tempt

v. induce into action by using one's charm; "She charmed him into giving her all his money"

act upon, exert influence upon

v. have and exert influence or effect; "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (119)

leverage

n. strategic advantage; power to act effectively; "relatively small groups can sometimes exert immense political leverage"

might, mightiness, power

n. physical strength

condition, consideration, circumstance

n. information that should be kept in mind when making a decision; "another consideration is the time it would take"

component, factor

n. anything that contributes causally to a result; "a number of factors determined the outcome"

reason

n. a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion; "there is reason to believe he is lying"

catalyst

n. something that causes an important event to happen; "the invasion acted as a catalyst to unite the country"

pull

n. the force used in pulling; "the pull of the moon"; "the pull of the current"

compose, write, write music

v. write music; "Beethoven composed nine symphonies"

design, devise, make up

v. come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"

form, organize

v. create (as an entity); "social groups form everywhere"; "They formed a company"

shape, form, forge, mold, mould

v. make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"

trip, trigger, spark, activate, set off, actuate, spark off, trigger off, touch off

v. put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"

inspire

v. supply the inspiration for; "The article about the artist inspired the exhibition of his recent work"

rush, stimulate, hasten, induce

v. cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"

name, nominate, constitute, appoint

v. create and charge with a task or function; "nominate a committee"

stage, arrange, bring about

v. plan, organize, and carry out (an event); "the neighboring tribe staged an invasion"

strike, impress, move, affect, make an impression on

v. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"

overwhelm, overcome, overpower, overtake, whelm, sweep over

v. overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

shift, careen, sway, tilt, wobble

v. move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet"

direct, guide the actors in

v. guide the actors in (plays and films)

fire, arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle

v. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"

raise, arouse, bring up, invoke, call forth, put forward, conjure up, call down

v. summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"

assure, convince

v. assure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence; "I assured him that traveling to Cambodia was safe"

cause, make, have, stimulate, get, induce

v. cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"

lure, tempt, entice

v. provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into temptation"

encourage

v. spur on; "His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife"

lead

v. cause to undertake a certain action; "Her greed led her to forge the checks"

entrance, capture, charm, trance, bewitch, enchant, enamour, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, fascinate

v. attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"

flatter, blandish

v. praise somewhat dishonestly

arrest, catch, get

v. attract and fix; "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter"

bias, give a bias to

v. influence in an unfair way; "you are biasing my choice by telling me yours"

bias, predetermine

v. cause to be biased

run, incline, lean, tend, be inclined, have a tendency

v. have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined; "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence"

Synonyms (8)

act, move, take a step, take action, take steps, take measures, perform an action, do something

v. perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"

Antonyms (0)

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