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colour
verb [T often passive] (INFLUENCE) UK (US color) /ˈkʌl.ər/
/-ɚ/ Definition
(Definition of colour verb (INFLUENCE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- affect verb (INFLUENCE)
- be/fall under sb's influence/spell idiom
- bear on sth phrasal verb
- bearing noun (INFLUENCE)
- carry (sth) over phrasal verb
- come over sb phrasal verb
- infiltrate verb
- influence verb
- influential adjective
- inroads noun
- inspiration noun
- mould verb
- prompt verb (CAUSE)
- shape verb (CHARACTER)
- spill over phrasal verb
- start sb off phrasal verb
- tell against sb/sth phrasal verb
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- tilt the balance/scales idiom
- weigh verb (INFLUENCE)
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