Το act accordingly to a (usually sublimated) desire or impulse.
To affect something.
To act decisively on the basis of information received or deduced.
To take action against something.
To affect one's mind by using extreme mental pressure or any other mind-affecting process. (e.g. hypnosis)
To persuade completely and forcibly.
A distorting effect upon one's memory, belief, or ideas, as by propaganda.