Tampered

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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              'T is dangerous tampering with a muse. --Roscommon.
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     2. To meddle so as to alter, injure, or vitiate a thing.
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     3. To deal unfairly; to practice secretly; to use bribery.
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              Others tampered
              For Fleetwood, Desborough, and Lambert. --Hudibras.
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