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Synonyms for tamper

Grammar : Verb
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Phonetic Transcription : ˈtæm pər

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Définition of tamper

Origin :
  • 1560s, figurative use of tamper "to work in clay, etc., so as to mix it thoroughly," probably originally a variant of temper (v.), which is how it was initially spelled. Perhaps it is a dialectal workmen's pronunciation. Related: Tampered; tampering.
  • verb interfere, alter
  • verb bribe
Example sentences :
  • He might write the songs of rebellion, but he was little likely to tamper with treason itself.
  • Extract from : « Lord Kilgobbin » by Charles Lever
  • There was something in the hearts of his people with which he dare not tamper.
  • Extract from : « The Web of the Golden Spider » by Frederick Orin Bartlett
  • "They will try to tamper with him," the doctor suggested, thoughtfully.
  • Extract from : « Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard » by Joseph Conrad
  • When your Southern statesmen have tried to tamper with her, they have found her true.
  • Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 86, December, 1864 » by Various
  • To me they are sacred institutions, and I should never dare to tamper with them.
  • Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, February 23, 1916 » by Various
  • Furthermore, in the words of Oscar Wilde, who am I to tamper with a work of genius.
  • Extract from : « The Ideal » by Stanley Grauman Weinbaum
  • Ryder no sooner got out of her sight than she proceeded to tamper with the letter.
  • Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866 » by Various
  • Perhaps it was not right to tamper with the powers of darkness.
  • Extract from : « Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922 » by Lucy Maud Montgomery
  • "Not allowed to tamper with other companies' robots," Wynn said.
  • Extract from : « The Love of Frank Nineteen » by David Carpenter Knight
  • I will not allow any stranger to tamper with our Silver Spider!
  • Extract from : « The Golden Face » by William Le Queux

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