tam·per

1 [tam-per]
verb (used without object)
1.
to meddle, especially for the purpose of altering, damaging, or misusing (usually followed by with ): Someone has been tampering with the lock.
2.
to make changes in something, especially in order to falsify (usually followed by with ): to tamper with official records.
3.
to engage secretly or improperly in something.
4.
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:
1560–70; probably variant of temper (v.)

tam·per·er, noun
un·tam·pered, adjective


1. interfere.
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tamp·er

2 [tam-per]
noun
a person or thing that tamps.

Origin:
tamp + -er1

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tamper1 (ˈtæmpə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  (usually foll by with) to interfere or meddle
2.  to use corrupt practices such as bribery or blackmail
3.  (usually foll by with) to attempt to influence or corrupt, esp by bribery: to tamper with the jury
 
[C16: alteration of temper (verb)]
 
'tamperer1
 
n

tamper2 (ˈtæmpə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  a person or thing that tamps, esp an instrument for packing down tobacco in a pipe
2.  a casing around the core of a nuclear weapon to increase its efficiency by reflecting neutrons and delaying the expansion

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tamper
1567, figurative use of tamper "to work in clay, etc., so as to mix it thoroughly," probably originally a variant of temper (q.v.), which is how it was initially spelled. Perhaps it is a dialectal workmen's pronunciation. Tamperproof is recorded from 1886.
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Example sentences
GM is also adding coolant level sensors and a special tamper proof cover meant
  to prevent overfilling of the coolant.
Whatever the process, the euro zone will be tempted to tamper with the single
  market.
These bait stations must not claim to be tamper resistant.
All components are tamper proof and special electrical component covers are
  used for protection.
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