I . n.
1.
Authority, sway, control, predominance, ascendency, power of impelling or directing, controlling power, directing agency.
2.
Reputation, credit, weight of character.
3.
Influx, inflow, inflowing.
4.
Mystic power, unseen or mysterious agency.
II . v. a.
1.
Control, sway, bias, lead, direct, modify, affect.
2.
Move, induce, impel, instigate, persuade, actuate, incite, rouse, arouse, work upon, prevail upon.