ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsTtamper
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tamper
Meaning: to interfere with something without permission, often to alter or damage it
tamper in a sentence
How tamper is used in real sentences:
Someone had clearly messed with the lock, because the door swung open at the slightest push.
Investigators suspected an employee had tampered with the vending machine to get himself free snacks.
“An archivist warned him not to tamper with the folders, so he preserved their order and copied each clue onto cards.”
— from the passage The Slanted Signature
Synonyms for tamper
Other words for tamper — meddle, interfere and tinker — carry the same meaning.
- meddle
- interfere
- tinker
Where it comes from
From Latin temperare 'to mix, meddle with'
Memory hook
Someone trying to TAMPER with a lock is up to no good.