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TAMPERING

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of altering something secretly or improperly

Synonyms:

meddling; tampering

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("tampering" is a kind of...):

change of state (the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics)

Derivation:

tamper (intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb tamper

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