TAMPER


Meaning of TAMPER in English

tam ‧ per /ˈtæmpə $ -ər/ BrE AmE verb

[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: Probably from temper ]

tamper with something phrasal verb

to touch something or make changes to it without permission, especially in order to deliberately damage it:

He noticed that the instruments had been tampered with.

I don’t see the point in tampering with a system that’s worked fine so far.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.