Meaning & use
Tampered
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Interfered with something without permission, especially to alter, damage, or falsify it.
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Someone had tampered with the lock before the break-in occurred.
The evidence was ruled inadmissible because the seal had been tampered with.
A note on using this word
Almost always followed by "with," as in "tampered with the evidence," and often implies dishonest or harmful intent.
Words with a similar meaning
meddledinterfered
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