power, powerfulness - possession of controlling influence; "the deterrent power of nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her"; "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade"

dead hand of the past, mortmain, dead hand - the oppressive influence of past events of decisions

force - a powerful effect or influence; "the force of his eloquence easily persuaded them"

grasp, grip - a firm controlling influence; "they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities"; "he was in the grip of a powerful emotion"; "a terrible power had her in its grasp"

causation, causing - the act of causing something to happen

cross-pollination - stimulating influence among diverse elements; "the cross-pollination of the arts"

exposure - the act of subjecting someone to an influencing experience; "she denounced the exposure of children to pornography"

impingement, encroachment, impact - influencing strongly; "they resented the impingement of American values on European culture"

manipulation, use - exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage; "his manipulation of his friends was scandalous"

hypnotism, mesmerism, suggestion - the act of inducing hypnosis

persuasion - inducement to act by argument or reasoning or entreaty

enticement, temptation - the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire; "his enticements were shameless"

dissuasion - influencing someone to desist by argument or reasoning or entreaty

causal factor, determinant, determining factor, determinative, determiner - a determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life"

imponderable - a factor whose effects cannot be accurately assessed; "human behavior depends on many imponderables"

imprint - a distinctive influence; "English stills bears the imprint of the Norman invasion"

morale builder - something or someone who influences by building or strengthening morale

pestilence - a pernicious evil influence

support - something providing immaterial support or assistance to a person or cause or interest; "the policy found little public support"; "his faith was all the support he needed"; "the team enjoyed the support of their fans"

enticement, temptation - something that seduces or has the quality to seduce

consequence, effect, result, upshot, outcome, event, issue - a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event"

perturbation - (physics) a secondary influence on a system that causes it to deviate slightly

purchase - a means of exerting influence or gaining advantage; "he could get no purchase on the situation"

wind - a tendency or force that influences events; "the winds of change"

force, power - one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority; "the mysterious presence of an evil power"; "may the force be with you"; "the forces of evil"

affect, bear upon, impact, bear on, touch on, touch - have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?"

prejudice, prepossess - influence (somebody's) opinion in advance

imprint, form - establish or impress firmly in the mind; "We imprint our ideas onto our children"

militate - have force or influence; bring about an effect or change; "Politeness militated against this opinion being expressed"

manipulate, pull strings, pull wires - influence or control shrewdly or deviously; "He manipulated public opinion in his favor"

colour, color - modify or bias; "His political ideas color his lectures"

swing over, swing - influence decisively; "This action swung many votes over to his side"

blackjack, blackmail, pressure - exert pressure on someone through threats

persuade, sway, carry - win approval or support for; "Carry all before one"; "His speech did not sway the voters"

get at - influence by corruption

dominate - be in control; rule the roost; "Her husband completely dominates her"

dispose, incline - make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief; "Their language inclines us to believe them"

disincline, indispose - make unwilling

miscreate - shape or form or make badly; "Our miscreated fantasies"

carry weight - have influence to a specified degree; "Her opinion carries a lot of weight"

decide - influence or determine; "The vote in New Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential election"

reshape - shape anew or differently; "The new foreign minister reshaped the foreign policy of his country"

time - set the speed, duration, or execution of; "we time the process to manufacture our cars very precisely"

index - adjust through indexation; "The government indexes wages and prices"

pace - regulate or set the pace of; "Pace your efforts"

predetermine - determine beforehand

cause, do, make - give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"

persuade - cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!"

magnetise, mesmerise, mesmerize, spellbind, magnetize, bewitch - attract strongly, as if with a magnet; "She magnetized the audience with her tricks"