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Gallia est omnis dīvīsa in partēs trēs, quārum ūnam incolunt Belgae.

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Contents (3 entries · 14 senses)
S&H Smith & Hall (2)
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Digitized by Distributed Proofreaders from William Smith and Theophilus D. Hall, A Copious and Critical English-Latin Dictionary (1871), and generously placed into the public domain.
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• influence (subs.):
    1. I. Power exerted, esp. by suasion, or in any manner without violence:
      1. 1. vis, vim, vi, f. (power working in whatever way): to have greater i. to deter than to encourage, majorem vim habere ad deterrendum quam ad cohortandum, Cic. de Or. 1, 61, 258: v. force, power.
      2. 2. mōmentum (that which inclines the scale; influences events one way or the other): by a slight i. to be swayed this way or that, levi m. huc vel illuc impelli, Ter. Andr. 1, 5, 31: to have great i. either way, magnum in utramque partem m. habere, Caes. B. C. 3, 70: so, magno m. esse ad ..., Cic. Inv. 2, 26, 77. Phr.: to have i., (1). văleo, 2: prudence will have no i. without justice, sine justitia nihil valebit prudentia, Cic. Off. 2, 9, extr.: the purpose for which usu. expr. by ad, esp. with gerund., Caes. B. G. 6, 30. (2). polleo, 2 (more freq. in sense IV., q. v.): justice has more i. in inspiring confidence, justitia ad fidem faciendam plus p., Cic. Off. 2, 9, fin. (3). possum, irr. (chiefly with multum, plus, plurimum, nihil, etc.): fortune has great i. in everything, multum in omnibus rebus p. fortuna, Caes. B. G. 6, 30: to have more i. with any one, plus apud aliquem p., Cic. Verr. 3, 57, 131.
    2. II. Specially, spiritual or divine inf.:
      1. 1. afflātus, ūs: no great man without a divine i., nemo vir magnus sine aliquo af. divino, Cic. N. D. 2, 66, 166.
      2. 2. instinctus, ūs (any urging or prompting; whereas afflatus is an inspiration): Join: instinctus divinus afflatusque, Cic. Div. 1, 18, 34; impulsus instinctusque, Gell. 1, 11., med.
    3. III. Impression produced upon the feelings: expr. by mŏveo, permŏveo: v. impression (IV.).
    4. IV. Personal or other importance and weight:
      1. 1. auctōrĭtas (esp. resulting from character): grey hairs and wrinkles cannot all at once give i., non cani, non rugae repente a. afferre possunt, Cic. Sen. 18, 62: to have very great i. with any one, plurimum apud aliquem auctoritatis habere, Cic. Att. 16, 16 (A.).
      2. 2. ŏpes, um, f. (wealth, resources, power): v. wealth, etc.
      3. 3. pŏtentia (excessive inf., predominance): the i. of the oligarchy increased, paucorum p. crevit, Sall. Cat. 39. Phr.: to have i., (1). polleo, 2: to have paramount i. in the state, plurimum p. in republica, Caes. B. C. 1, 3: also foll. by ad, where an end is expressed, Cic. Off. 2, 9, fin. (2). văeo, 2 (less emphatic than polleo): he has much i. in the Fabian tribe, hic multum v. in Fabia, Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 52. (3). possum, irr. (for constr., v. supr. I., fin.): to have the greatest i. with any one on the ground of friendship, apud aliquem amicitia plurimum p., Cic. R. Am. 1, 4.
    5. V. Personal weight as exerted in trials, elections, etc.: grātia: cf. Caes. B. G. 1, 9, gratia atque largitione apud Sequanos plurimum poterat: to carry a point by one's i., gr. sua aliquid efficere, Cic. Fam. 10, 12, med.
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• influence (v.):
      1. 1. mŏveo, mōvi, tum, 2: to be much i.d by custom, consuetudine multum moveri, Caes. B. G. 1, 44: to i. the minds of judges, animos judicum m., Quint. 6, 1, 2: Cic. So comps. permŏveo (strengthened from moveo), commoveo (to excite and agitate): to i. by promises, by threats of danger, pollicitationibus, denuntiatione periculi perm., Caes. B. C. 3, 9: Cic.
      2. 2. impello, pello, 3: v. to induce. Phr.: who knows not that fortune greatly i.s events both ways, magnam vim esse in fortuna in utramque partem quis ignorat? Cic. Off. 2, 6, 19: so, magno momento esse ad ..., Cic. Inv. 2, 26, 77: that circumstance above all i.d people to ..., ea res in primis studia hominum accendebat ad ..., Sall. Cat. 23: v. preced. art. (I.).
R&A Riddle & Arnold (1)
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J. E. Riddle and T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English-Latin Lexicon. Data retrieved from FergusJPWalsh/riddle-arnold under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
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• INFLUENCE
1. s. vis: momentum (decisive effect, ῥοπή): auctoritas (respectability, weight, etc; these three of persons and things): amplitudo: dignitas: gratia (dignity, favor in which anybody stands; amplitudo, from holding an office; dignitas, from position and personal worth; gratia, from personal properties): opes (influence derived from power and riches): tactus (influence upon anything by approximation, touching; e.g., solis, lunae): appulsus (efficient approach; e.g., solis: appulsum solis et frigoris sentire). Divine influence, afflatus deorum or divinus: through divine influence, divinitus: the influence of the stars and the moon, vis stellarum ac lunae: a beneficent, salutary influence, *vis salutaris: a prejudicial influence, vis damnosa or pestifera: a man of great influence, vir magnae auctoritatis; homo, in quo summa auctoritas est atque amplitudo: of but little influence, homo tenui auctoritate: to have influence, vis est alicui rei; in anything, valere, conducere, vim habere ad aliquid (to conduce to anything): pertinere (to extend to anything). To have influence on anything, valere in aliquo (e.g., of ill-will): to have great influence on any person or thing, magna vis est in aliquo or in aliqua re, in rem or ad aliquid (of persons and things): to have great influence with anybody, multum auctoritate valere or posse; multum gratia valere apud aliquem (of persons): gratiosum esse apud aliquem (to be much in anybody’s favor from one’s good qualities). A thing has considerable influence on me, multum moveor aliqua re (i. e., it makes a great impression on me; e.g., alicujus auctoritate; ☞ Caes., B.C., 1, 44; Nep. Dion, 1, 3): a person has great influence with me, multum valet alicujus auctoritas apud me; multum tribuo alicui or alicujus auctoritati; magni ponderis est aliquis apud me: to have too little influence, parum momenti habere ad aliquid: to have no influence, nihil posse, nihil valere, sine auctoritate esse (of persons); in the army, nullius esse momenti apud exercitum: to lose one’s influence, infringitur auctoritas mea: to exercise in office a great influence over the citizens, vis est in aliquo imperii ingens in cives: to interpose one’s influence, auctoritatem interponere (Vid: Cic., Phil., 13, 7, 15): to have a beneficial influence upon anybody, juvare aliquem; prodesse alicui: to have a prejudicial influence, nocere alicui (in both cases, of things): the pain I feel shall have no influence on my judgement, sensum doloris mei a sententiā dicendā amovebo. To destroy your influence (in the state), exterminare auctoritatem vestram.
2. v. vim habere ad aliquid or in aliqua re. To influence anybody, movere, permovere, or pellere alicujus animum (to make an impression on his mind); multum valere apud aliquem (to have great weight with him; of persons or things; e.g., pudor, officium); multum posse apud aliquem; multum gratia or auctoritate valere apud aliquem (to have great influence with him). To influence anything, magnum momentum habere or magno momento esse (to have great influence); aliquid momenti habere (to have some influence upon; both with reference to an effect they contribute to produce, ad aliquid or absolutely); multum (plus) valere (upon anything, ad aliquid; it being, as before, an effect); magna vis est in aliqua re (adaliquid). This patriotic feeling influenced all ranks alike, ea caritas patriae per omnes ordines pertinebat (Liv., 23, 27): to influence human affairs, res humanas curare; rebus hominum intervenire (of the Deity; the latter, Tac., Germ., 40, 3): novel undertakings are greatly influenced by public opinion, fama in novis coeptis validissima est: beware of being influenced by private feeling, cave quicquam habeat momenti gratia: whether they are more influenced by shame and a sense of duty or by fear, utrum apud eos pudor atque officium an timor plus valeret: influenced by anybody, impulsus ab aliquo: without being influenced by anybody, nullo impellente: to be influenced by the sun, solis appulsum sentire. Vid: “to have (great) INFLUENCE on. “