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   tamper

   /ˈtampə/

   verb

   • 1. interfere with (something) in order to cause damage or make unauthorized alterations: "someone tampered with the brakes of my car" Similar interferemonkey aroundmeddletinkerfiddle (about)fiddle (around)fool aboutfool aroundplay aboutplay aroundtoytrifledabbledo mischief todoctoralterchangeadjustdamagedo damage toharmdefacevandalizeruininformal:mess aboutmess aroundmuck aboutmuck around

   noun

   • 1. a machine or tool for tamping down earth or ballast.

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘busy oneself to a particular end, machinate’): alteration of the verb temper.

   Derivatives

   • 1. tamperer noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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