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influence
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*a hold on someone a strong and secure influence on someone
(*Typically: get ~; have ~; give someone~.) The strange religion seemed to have a strong hold on its followers. The drug has a hold on the minds of those who use it.
See also: hold, strong

under the influence (of alcohol)

Euph. drunk; nearly drunk; affected by alcohol. She behaves quite rudely when under the influence of alcohol. Ed was stopped by a police officer for driving while under the influence.
under the influence
if someone is under the influence, they are drunk Were you serious last night about wanting a baby or was it just because you were under the influence? Driving under the influence is a very serious offence.
under the influence
feeling the effect of alcohol or drugs Were you serious last night about wanting a baby or did you say it because you were under the influence? If you are caught driving under the influence, you can lose your license.


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Also, because they are more gullible or influenceable when they are young, they may well--though not necessarily always--be more disturbable in their childhood and adolescence than when they are older.
General semantics and rational-emotive therapy: 1991 Alfred Korzybski ... by Ellis, Albert / ETC.: A Review of General Semantics
A secret aficionado of the feel-good favourites ( think Dirty Dancing, Saturday Night Fever, Grease and Fame ( I just hoped I would be able to capture some of the spark that comes from loving a film from those influenceable teenage years.
Footloose has feet tapping by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
For the latter, the structural aspects - standards, user habits, and the irritating inertia of atoms compared to bits - are less influenceable than the human ones, for an MNC in isolation.
The intensity and extensity of knowledge and the multinational ... by Hedlund, Gunnar / Management International Review
 
 
 
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