tampering
NounSynonyms:
meddling
WordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- the act of altering something secretly or improperlySynonyms: meddling
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
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. [1913 Webster]
'T is dangerous tampering with a muse.— Roscommon.[1913 Webster]
2.To meddle so as to alter, injure, or vitiate a thing. [1913 Webster]
3.To deal unfairly; to practice secretly; to use bribery. [1913 Webster]
Others tampered For Fleetwood, Desborough, and Lambert.— Hudibras.[1913 Webster]