/ ˈtæmpə(r); NAmE / verb
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PHRASAL VERBS
- tamper with sth
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent. (in the sense busy oneself to a particular end, scheme ): alteration of the verb temper .
/ ˈtæmpə(r); NAmE / verb
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PHRASAL VERBS
- tamper with sth
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent. (in the sense busy oneself to a particular end, scheme ): alteration of the verb temper .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005