Burden vs Influence - What's the difference?
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A heavy load.
* 1898 , , (Moonfleet) Chapter 4
A responsibility, onus.
A cause of worry; that which is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive.
* Jonathan Swift
The capacity of a vessel, or the weight of cargo that she will carry.
(mining) The tops or heads of stream-work which lie over the stream of tin.
(metalworking) The proportion of ore and flux to fuel, in the charge of a blast furnace.
A fixed quantity of certain commodities.
(obsolete, rare) A birth.
To encumber with a burden (in any of the noun senses of the word ).
* Bible, 2 Corinthians viii. 13
* Shakespeare
To impose, as a load or burden; to lay or place as a burden (something heavy or objectionable).
* Coleridge
(music) A phrase or theme that recurs at the end of each verse in a folk song or ballad.
* 1610 , , act 1 scene 2
* 1846 ,
The drone of a bagpipe.
(obsolete) Theme, core idea.
The power to affect, control or manipulate something or someone; the ability to change the development of fluctuating things such as conduct, thoughts or decisions.
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, title= An action exerted by a person or thing with such power on another to cause change.
A person or thing exerting such power or action.
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, title= (astrology) An element believed to determine someone's character or individual tendencies, caused by the position of the stars and planets at the time of one's birth.
(obsolete) The action of flowing in; influx.
* Hooker
(electricity) Electrostatic induction.
To affect by gentle action; to exert an influence upon; to modify, bias, or sway; to persuade or induce.
To exert, make use of one's influence.
(obsolete) To cause to flow in or into; infuse; instill.
Burden is a related term of influence.
As a noun burden
is .As a verb influence is
.As an adjective influence is
influenced.burden
English
(wikipedia burden)Etymology 1
From (etyl) burden, birden, burthen, birthen, byrthen, from (etyl) byrden, .Alternative forms
* burthen (archaic)Noun
(en noun)- There were four or five men in the vault already, and I could hear more coming down the passage, and guessed from their heavy footsteps that they were carrying burdens .
- Deaf, giddy, helpless, left alone, / To all my friends a burden grown.
- a ship of a hundred tons burden
- (Raymond)
- A burden of gad steel is 120 pounds.
- That bore thee at a burden two fair sons
Verb
(en verb)- to burden a nation with taxes
- I mean not that other men be eased, and ye burdened .
- My burdened heart would break.
- It is absurd to burden this act on Cromwell.
Derived terms
* burdensome * beast of burdenEtymology 2
From (etyl) bordon. See bourdon.Noun
(en noun)- [...] Foot it featly here and there; / And, sweet sprites, the burden bear.
- As commonly used, the refrain, or burden , not only is limited to lyric verse, but depends for its impression upon the force of monotone - both in sound and thought.
- (Ruddiman)
Anagrams
*influence
English
(wikipedia influence)Noun
How algorithms rule the world, passage=The use of algorithms in policing is one example of their increasing influence on our lives. And, as their ubiquity spreads, so too does the debate around whether we should allow ourselves to become so reliant on them – and who, if anyone, is policing their use.}}
Katrina G. Claw
Rapid Evolution in Eggs and Sperm, volume=101, issue=3, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=Many genes with reproductive roles also have antibacterial and immune functions, which indicate that the threat of microbial attack on the sperm or egg may be a major influence on rapid evolution during reproduction.}}
- God hath his influence into the very essence of all things.
Usage notes
* Adjectives often applied to "influence": cultural, political, social, economic, military, personal, moral, intellectual, mental, good, bad, positive, negative, beneficial, harmful, huge, big, heavy, significant, important, potential, actual, primary.Verb
(influenc)- The politician wants to influence the public.
- I must admit that this book influenced my outlook on life.