n.
1.a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
2.causing something without any direct or apparent effort
3.a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do
4.the effect of one thing (or person) on another
5.one having power to influence another influence v.
1.have and exert influence or effect
2.shape or influence
3.induce into action by using one's charm
Idiom of the Day
set the world on fire
to do something outstanding, to do something that makes one famous
The author has not been able to set the world on fire with his writing but he is trying very hard.