Influenced

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Influence \In"flu*ence\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Influenced}
     ([i^]n"fl[-u]*enst); p. pr. & vb. n. {Influencing}
     ([i^]n"fl[-u]*en*s[i^]ng).]
     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 affect; to move; to persuade; to induce.


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           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.
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           This standing revelation . . . is sufficient to
           influence their faith and practice, if they attend.
                                                    --Attebury.
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           The principle which influenced their obedience has lost
           its efficacy.                            --Rogers.
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