tamper

v., -pered, -per·ing, -pers.

v.intr.

1. To interfere in a harmful manner: tried to tamper with the decedent's will; tampering with the timing mechanism of the safe.
2. To tinker with rashly or foolishly: Don't tamper with my feelings.
3. To engage in improper or secret dealings, as in an effort to influence: tamper with a jury. See synonyms at interfere.

v.tr.
To alter improperly.

[Probably alteration of TEMPER.]

tamperer tam'per·er n.

tamp·er² (tăm'pər)
n.
A neutron reflector in an atomic bomb that also delays the expansion of the exploding material, making possible a longer-lasting, more energetic, and more efficient explosion.

verb

1. To handle something idly, ignorantly, or destructively: fiddle, fool, meddle, mess, tinker. Informal monkey. See help/harm/harmless, touch/not touch.
2. To prearrange the outcome of (a contest) unlawfully: fix. Idioms: stack the deck. See crimes.

v

Definition: interfere, alter
Antonyms: leave alone

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A compaction device for consolidating a granular material such as soil, backfill, or unformed concrete; usually powered by a motor. Also see jitterbug.

tamper

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To meddle, alter, or improperly interfere with something; to make changes or corrupt, as in tampering with the evidence.

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. intr. - forfalske, pille ved, rette i, forvanske

2.
n. - neutronreflektor

Nederlands (Dutch)
knoeien (met)

Français (French)
1.
v. intr. - altérer, falsifier, spolier, truquer, tripatouiller

2.
n. - (Nucl) neutron réflecteur (dans une bombe atomique)

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - sich einmischen, sich zu schaffen machen, fälschen, zu bestechen versuchen

2.
n. - Besetzer

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - μαστορεύω, σκαλίζω, παραποιώ, αλλοιώνω

Italiano (Italian)
pestello

Português (Portuguese)
v. - mexer (indevidamente), falsificar, intrometer-se, adulterar, tentar forçar (fechadura)

Русский (Russian)
вмешиваться, соваться

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. intr. - intrigar, usar de soborno, intervenir estropeando, falsificando o alterando

2.
n. - pisón

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - mixtra med

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 损害, 削弱, 影响, 窜改, 贿赂, 篡改

2. 捣棒, 填塞者, 夯

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 搗棒, 填塞者, 夯

2.
v. intr. - 損害, 削弱, 影響, 竄改, 賄賂
v. tr. - 篡改

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. intr. - ~을 주무르다, 참견하다

2.
n. - 참견하는 사람, 메워넣는 막대

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 干渉する, みだりに変更する, 不正取引をする, 買収する, 不正に変更する
n. - 突き固める人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يحاول ألتأثير (على شاهد) بالرشوة أو ألترهيب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮התערב (בעניין) כדי להזיק או לעשות שינויים ללא הסמכה, התעסק, טיפל ב-‬
n. - ‮חומר (מים כבדים ועוד) המשמש למניעת בריחת נייטרונים מכור אטומי‬

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