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▸ noun:  The power to affect, control or manipulate something or someone; the ability to change the development of fluctuating things such as conduct, thoughts or decisions.
▸ noun:  An action exerted by a person or thing with such power on another to cause change.
▸ noun:  A person or thing exerting such power or action.
▸ noun:  (astrology) An element believed to determine someone's character or individual tendencies, caused by the position of the stars and planets at the time of one's birth.
▸ noun:  (obsolete) The action of flowing in; influx.
▸ noun:  (electricity) Electrostatic induction.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To have an effect on by using gentle or subtle action; to exert an influence upon; to modify, bias, or sway; to persuade or induce.
▸ verb:  (intransitive) To exert, make use of one's influence.
▸ verb:  (transitive, obsolete) To cause to flow in or into; infuse; instill.

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