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tamper

tam·per

UK/ˈtæm.pə(ɹ)/ US/ˈtæmpɜr/ uncommon dated obsolete us
verb (2) noun (1)

verb

1.

play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly

  • “Someone tampered with the documents on my desk”
  • “The reporter fiddle with the facts”
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2.

intrude in other people''s affairs or business; interfere unwantedly

  • “Don”
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noun

1.

a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.)

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Origin

From Middle French temprer (“to temper, mix, meddle”). Doublet of temper.

Phrases

  • witness tampering

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