tamper
1to meddle, especially for the purpose of altering, damaging, or misusing (usually followed by with): Someone has been tampering with the lock.
to make changes in something, especially in order to falsify (usually followed by with): to tamper with official records.
to engage secretly or improperly in something.
to engage in underhand or corrupt dealings, especially in order to influence improperly (usually followed by with): Any lawyer who tries to tamper with a jury should be disbarred.
Origin of tamper
1Other words for tamper
Other words from tamper
- tam·per·er, noun
- un·tam·pered, adjective
How to use tamper in a sentence
So, anyone who tampered with term limits would be automatically a candidate for deposition.
Honduras Presidential Election Passes Over Chavez Loyalists | Mac Margolis | November 27, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Indian Supreme Court exonerated Modi a decade later, but by then many witnesses had been tampered with or died or killed.
Should Hindu Nationalist Narendra Modi Be Allowed a U.S. Visa? | Shikha Dalmia | July 31, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWhat if Fine was right that the tape had been tampered with?
Why News Organizations Were Silent About Syracuse Abuse Allegations | Howard Kurtz | November 28, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTHe went on to suggest the Nielsen ratings themselves were being tampered with by NBC sympathizers.
Best of the Olbermann-O'Reilly Feud | Shannon Donnelly, The Daily Beast Video | August 2, 2009 | THE DAILY BEASTThe locks of the hall had been tampered with so that their keys were of no avail.
Fifty-Two Stories For Girls | Various
As the false prophets tampered with God's testament in the days of Paul, so many do in our day.
Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians | Martin LutherWhen the Indians in general became aware that the terms of capitulation had been tampered with they were highly indignant.
Four American Indians | Edson L. WhitneyThe work seemed even and level, smooth as granite, and no more to be tampered with than the pitiless rock itself.
Sarchedon | G. J. (George John) Whyte-MelvilleYou have tampered with my vassals, and your royal pleasure must needs dispose of the hand of a ward of Burgundy.
Quentin Durward | Sir Walter Scott
British Dictionary definitions for tamper (1 of 2)
/ (ˈtæmpə) /
(usually foll by with) to interfere or meddle
to use corrupt practices such as bribery or blackmail
(usually foll by with) to attempt to influence or corrupt, esp by bribery: to tamper with the jury
Origin of tamper
1Derived forms of tamper
- tamperer, noun
British Dictionary definitions for tamper (2 of 2)
/ (ˈtæmpə) /
a person or thing that tamps, esp an instrument for packing down tobacco in a pipe
a casing around the core of a nuclear weapon to increase its efficiency by reflecting neutrons and delaying the expansion
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