tamper:Word of the Day

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tamper (tăm'pər)
 
Pronounced: click here

Function: verb
 
Inflected forms:
tampers; tampered; tampering
 
Phrasal verb:
tamper with
Construction: tamper with (something)
Meaning:
: to change or touch (something) especially in a way that causes damage or harm
Examples:
<They don't want to tamper with tradition.>
<It looked like someone had been tampering with the lock.>
<The evidence has been tampered with.>
 

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