# influencing

Pronunciation: say "IN-floo-uhns-ing" /ˈɪn.flu.əns.ɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle of influence. — present participle and gerund of influence
   - Simple: Present participle of influence. Use this form for something that is changing what someone thinks or does right now.
   - _The new evidence is influencing how doctors treat the disease._
   - _Influencing public opinion was the main goal of the campaign._

## Noun

2. The capacity or action of affecting the character, beliefs, or behavior of a person or thing. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: The power to change what people think or do.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/influencing (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).