| 1. | to meddle, esp. for the purpose of altering, damaging, or misusing (usually fol. by with): Someone has been tampering with the lock. |
| 2. | to make changes in something, esp. in order to falsify (usually fol. by with): to tamper with official records. |
| 3. | to engage secretly or improperly in something. |
| 4. | to engage in underhand or corrupt dealings, esp. in order to influence improperly (usually fol. by with): Any lawyer who tries to tamper with a jury should be disbarred. |
tam·per 1 (tām'pər) v. tam·pered, tam·per·ing, tam·pers v. intr.
To alter improperly. [Probably alteration of temper.] tam'per·er n. |