Influence \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.

Theseexperiments 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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)