| 1. effect, impact, action of a person or thing which affects another; person or thing which has power to affect others; use of personal connections to manipulate people or events. affect, impact; impel, control. influenceinflu*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. 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.influence influ*ence , n. [f. influence, fr. l. influens, -entis, p. pr. see: influent, and cf. influenza.] |
