tamper with
Idioms-
Interfere or meddle, especially in a harmful way. For example, If you tamper with that lock it's sure to break . [c. 1600]
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Engage in improper or secret dealings, as in He was accused of tampering with the jury . [c. 1600]
Example Sentences
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There’s no worrying about that now that teams can tamper with the balls again.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
The most plausible answer, of course, is that Luke’s account was finished before their deaths and no one in subsequent decades felt sufficiently bold to tamper with it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
"We ask visitors not to tamper with any art on display," they added.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2025
“Utility companies have a troubling history of exploiting the chaos during and after major fires to destroy or tamper with critical evidence,” Ali Moghaddas, an attorney with Edelson PC, said in an email.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 21, 2025
Someone who could tamper with another player’s pulse or even raise the temperature in a room had an unfair advantage.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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