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influenced

/ˈɪn.flu.ənst/ adjective B1
  1. Subject to an effect caused by a person or thing outside of the subject's control.
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Danglars accompanied him to the door, where he again assured Albert that no motive of personal hatred had influenced him against the Count of Morcerf.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 888 · C1
That I was desirous of believing her indifferent is certain; but I will venture to say that my investigations and decisions are not usually influenced by my hopes or fears.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 229 · B2
Another motive had influenced Albert’s selection of his seat,—who knew but that, thus advantageously placed, he might not in truth attract the notice of some fair Roman, and an introduction might ensue that would procure him the offer of a seat in a carriage, or a place in a princely balcony, from which he might behold the gayeties of the Carnival?
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 365 · C1
Perhaps that is why we are so subtly influenced by it.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 46 · B2

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