Polyglot Dictionary

influenciar

/imflwenˈsjaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
influencio
preterite (yo)
influencié
past participle
influenciado

Meaning

  1. to influence

    • Lo influenció su maestro.

      His teacher influenced him.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

sugestionar

sugestionar specifically means to influence through suggestion or psychological persuasion; influenciar is more general.

influir

influenciar and influir are close synonyms for "to influence"; influir is the more standard, preferred form, influenciar sometimes considered an anglicism.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

influenciar

influenciar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to influence."

Portuguese

influir

influir is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to influence."

Practice

1 What does influenciar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches influenciar?

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