"tamper" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈtæm.pə(r)/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tamper.wav [UK] Forms: tamper [canonical], tampers [third-person, singular], tampered [past], tampered [past, participle], tampering [present, participle]
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  1. If something is tampered with, it is changed or altered without permission.
    Sense id: simple-tamper-en-verb-D4FPUQ8P Categories (other): Verbs
     
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