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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Tamper \Tam"per\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tampered}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Tampering}.] [A corruption of temper.]
1. To meddle; to be busy; to try little experiments; as, to
tamper with a disease.
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'T is dangerous tampering with a muse. --Roscommon.
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2. To meddle so as to alter, injure, or vitiate a thing.
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3. To deal unfairly; to practice secretly; to use bribery.
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Others tampered
For Fleetwood, Desborough, and Lambert. --Hudibras.
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