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Definition of tamper verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tamper

verb
 
/ˈtæmpə(r)/
 
/ˈtæmpər/
Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘busy oneself to a particular end, scheme’): alteration of the verb temper.
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they tamper
 
/ˈtæmpə(r)/
 
/ˈtæmpər/
he / she / it tampers
 
/ˈtæmpəz/
 
/ˈtæmpərz/
past simple tampered
 
/ˈtæmpəd/
 
/ˈtæmpərd/
past participle tampered
 
/ˈtæmpəd/
 
/ˈtæmpərd/
-ing form tampering
 
/ˈtæmpərɪŋ/
 
/ˈtæmpərɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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