Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)influencea power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc“used her parents' influence to get the job” (n)influencecausing something without any direct or apparent effort (n)influencea cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do“her wishes had a great influence on his thinking” (n)influencethe effect of one thing (or person) on another“the influence of mechanical action” (n)influenceone having power to influence another“she was the most important influence in my life”,
“he was a bad influence on the children” Verbs
(v)influence, act upon, workhave and exert influence or effect“The artist's work influenced the young painter”,
“She worked on her friends to support the political candidate” (v)charm, influence, temptinduce into action by using one's charm“She charmed him into giving her all his money”