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S: (v) rock (rock%2:38:00::), sway (sway%2:38:00::), shake (shake%2:38:02::) (move back and forth or sideways) "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet"
S: (v) swing (swing%2:38:00::), sway (sway%2:38:01::) (move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner) "He swung back"
S: (v) carry (carry%2:41:02::), persuade (persuade%2:41:00::), sway (sway%2:41:00::) (win approval or support for) "Carry all before one"; "His speech did not sway the voters"

S: (v) influence (influence%2:41:00::), act upon (act_upon%2:41:00::), work (work%2:41:10::) (have and exert influence or effect) "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate"

S: (v) prejudice (prejudice%2:31:00::), prepossess (prepossess%2:31:00::) (influence (somebody's) opinion in advance)
S: (v) imprint (imprint%2:41:00::), form (form%2:41:02::) (establish or impress firmly in the mind) "We imprint our ideas onto our children"
S: (v) militate (militate%2:41:00::) (have force or influence; bring about an effect or change) "Politeness militated against this opinion being expressed"
S: (v) manipulate (manipulate%2:41:00::), pull strings (pull_strings%2:41:00::), pull wires (pull_wires%2:41:00::) (influence or control shrewdly or deviously) "He manipulated public opinion in his favor"
S: (v) color (color%2:41:00::), colour (colour%2:41:02::) (modify or bias) "His political ideas color his lectures"
S: (v) swing (swing%2:41:01::), swing over (swing_over%2:41:00::) (influence decisively) "This action swung many votes over to his side"
S: (v) blackmail (blackmail%2:41:00::), blackjack (blackjack%2:41:00::), pressure (pressure%2:41:01::) (exert pressure on someone through threats)
S: (v) carry (carry%2:41:02::), persuade (persuade%2:41:00::), sway (sway%2:41:00::) (win approval or support for) "Carry all before one"; "His speech did not sway the voters"
S: (v) get at (get_at%2:41:00::) (influence by corruption)
S: (v) fix (fix%2:41:04::) (influence an event or its outcome by illegal means) "fix a race"
S: (v) dominate (dominate%2:42:01::) (be in control) "Her husband completely dominates her"

S: (v) rock (rock%2:38:06::), sway (sway%2:38:06::) (cause to move back and forth) "rock the cradle"; "rock the baby"; "the wind swayed the trees gently"