Syn. -- Control; persuasion; ascendency; sway; power; authority;
supremacy; mastery; management; restraint; character; reputation;
prestige.
In"flu*ence, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Influenced (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Influencing (?).] To control or move by power, physical or moral; to
affect by gentle action; to exert an influence upon; to modify, bias,
or sway; to move; to persuade; to induce.
These experiments succeed after the same manner in vacuo as in the
open air, and therefore are not influenced by the weight or
pressure of the atmosphere.
Sir I. Newton.
This standing revelation . . . is sufficient to influence their
faith and practice, if they attend.
Attebury.
The principle which influenced their obedience has lost its
efficacy.
Rogers.
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In"flu*en*cer (n"fl*en*sr), n. One who, or that which, influences.
In"flu*en*cive (-sv), a. Tending to influence; influential.
In"flu*ent (-ent), a. [L. influens, -entis, p. pr. of influere,
influxum, to flow in; pref. in- in + fluere to flow. See Fluid.] 1.
Flowing in. "With influent tide." Cowper. "Influent odors." Mrs.
Browning.