tamper with

phrasal verb

tampered with; tampering with; tampers with

: to change or touch (something) especially in a way that causes damage or harm

Someone tampered with the lock.

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The teen faces charges of first-degree murder, armed robbery, abandonment of a dead body and tampering with evidence. —

Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 31 Dec. 2024 Current tactics used to protect gift card information—like stickers and cardboard packaging—are entirely physical and can be easily tampered with by thieves. —

Judy Moon, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024 In its report, the subcommittee cited 18 U.S.C. § 1512, a federal statute prohibiting tampering with witnesses. —

Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Dec. 2024 She was charged with injury to a child, a first-degree felony, and tampering with or fabricating physical evidence, a third-degree felony. —

Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tamper with